https://youtu.be/MQ_xOcDcHoM Director & Creator - Mary McCluskey Musical Director - Karen MacIver Based on the works of Robert Burns and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Two champions of their time, etching a significant mark on history few can claim, Robert Burns and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived hundreds of miles apart, but an intense connection in their works … Continue reading Amadeus & The Bard – National Museum of Scotland
Image Contribution:Paul Foster - Williams Composer: Pietro Mascagni Musical Director: Stuart Stratford Adapted from Alphonse Karr’s novel, Pietro Mascagni composed Silvano as a two-act opera in 1895. The seafaring drama is, well, precisely that. At its core is a love-triangle, and we all know how those end. Set against a fishing town on the Adriatic coast, young … Continue reading Silvano: Scottish Opera @ Usher Hall
Image contribution:James Glossop Music/Libretto of Leoš Janáček Directed by Stephen Lawless Conducted by Stuart Stratford Scottish Opera continues its current season with their new co-production with Theater Magdeburg. Stephen Lawless’ staging of the statuesque beauty, both in libretto and design, of Leoš Janáček’s Kátya Kabanová. Adapted from Alexander Ostrovsky's play, The Storm it's a bittersweet tale of destiny, illicit love and isolation. … Continue reading Kátya Kabanová @ Festival Theatre
