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Scottish Opera celebrates 50th anniversary

Scottish Opera celebrates 50th anniversary

Five facts about the company

25 May 2012

Over its 50 years of existence, Scottish Opera has staged 223 new productions. Their furthest fl ung performance took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1970 – a four-night run of The Turn of the Screw directed by Anthony Besch. Among the famous faces who…

Scottish Opera revive Besch's celebrated Tosca adaptation

Scottish Opera revive Besch's celebrated Tosca adaptation

The new production stars Susannah Glanville and José Ferrero

25 Apr 2012

Described as a ‘shabby little shocker’ by one of America’s leading musicologists, Puccini’s Tosca has been a success with audiences the world over since its premiere in Rome in 1900. From the countless productions of it, one which has had particularly…

EIF 2012 programme launch - WEDNESDAY 14 MAR EMBARGO

Edinburgh International Festival 2012 programme launched

Highlights include Mariinsky Ballet, TEAM and Camille O'Sullivan

14 Mar 2012

The Edinburgh International Festival has unveiled its extensive 2012 programme. With nearly 200 different performances to choose from, we’ve selected some dance, opera, classical music and theatre highlights you won't want to miss. NVA's Speed of…

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

RSNO and Scottish Opera in new translation of opera

27 Jan 2012

Irish soprano Ailish Tynan is proving a hit with Scottish audiences. After joining the RSNO for a highly successful Viennese New Year, she’s now back to Glasgow and Edinburgh to work with Scottish Opera, taking the role of Gretel in their brand new…

Pass the Spoon

Pass the Spoon

Shrigley's food-based opera aims for pure entertainment and succeeds

(4 stars)21 Nov 2011

The most David Shrigley has claimed of Pass the Spoon is that it's meant to be entertaining. It’s mock-modesty, but in Shrigley & Co's defence, they've succeeded. The plot, for there is one, is like a mash-up of Ready Steady Cook and Terry & June…

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Opera Project: The Barber Of Seville
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Richard Studer directs Rossini's classic comedy. With a chamber orchestra conducted by Jonathan Lyness. Sung in English.
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8 Jun Jun 8, 7.30pm Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
15 Jun Jun 15, 7.30pm, doors 6pm St George's Bristol, Bristol
Porgy & Bess
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Cape Town Opera return with Gershwin's popular opera, featuring 'Summertime', 'I Got Plenty of Nuttin'' and 'It Ain't Necessarily So'.
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15 Jun–16 Jun Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2pm & 7.30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Our Town
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Stephen Medcalf directs Ned Rorem's intimate chamber opera about a small New Hampshire town, based on the play by Thornton Wilder and featuring performers from the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama. Conducted by Clive Timms.
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29 May–6 Jun May 29, 31, Jun 2, 6, 7pm Silk Street Theatre at Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, London EC2Y
Culross Festival
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A varied, classy festival set in the grounds of a historic family home – a fact which seeps into the cosy family feel of the programming, which crosses from opera to blues with a sidestep at theatre and a medieval fair.
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1 Jun–3 Jun Times vary Abbey House, Culross
Merrie England
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Alex Sutton's production of Edward German's early 20th century operetta, with the libretto by Basil Hood, and set within the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
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27 May–12 Jun From May 27, Sun & Mon 7.30pm, mats Tue 2pm (press night May 28), ends Jun 12 Finborough Theatre, London SW10
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