We’re hitting the road once more this February with our Opera Highlights tour, an entertaining night out filled with energy, versatility and plenty of humour. Four fantastic young singers introduce a line-up of excerpts from well-known operas combined with some delightful surprises from lesser-known works.
A favourite with audiences across Scotland, this gem of an evening has something for everyone, from seasoned fans to opera first-timers. Featuring a mixture of operatic styles including arias, duets and ensembles from operas like Puccini’s La bohème, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet as well as music by Handel, Rossini, Gilbert and Sullivan, Saint-Saëns and Bernstein.
This year’s cast includes: two Scottish Opera Emerging Artists, soprano Miranda Sinani and mezzo-soprano Louise Collett, who are both performing for the company throughout the 2009/10 season; tenor Adrian Ward, winner of the 2008 Royal Over-Seas League vocal section prize; and baritone Robert Tucker, a recent Emerging Performer at the Australian Opera Studio.
With accompaniment provided by Ruth Wilkinson on piano, Opera Highlights is the perfect opportunity to experience opera up close and personal at a venue near you, and with tickets at just £10, it’s a night not to be missed!
Director – David Hunter
Music Director/Pianist – Ruth Wilkinson
To see the audience feedback from the 2009 tour and to read profiles on Louise, Miranda and Robert go to More Information at the bottom of the page.
Running Time 2 hours approx. (including one 20 min interval)
Listen to excerpts from Opera Highlights:
Don Giovanni
Fin ch’han dal vino
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink / Sir Thomas Allen (EMI Classics)
The Tales of Hoffmann
Barcarolle
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire / André Cluytens / Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (EMI Classics)
Pagliacci
O Colombina il tenero
La Scala / Georges Pretre / Placido Domingo (Decca Classics)
Acis and Galatea
The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner / Jill Gomez / Robert Tear (Decca Classics)
Samson and Delila
Amour viens aider ma faiblesse
Opera de Bastille / Myung-Whun Chung / Waltraud Meier (EMI Classics)
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Please note that Opera Highlights is a piano-accompanied performance
Thu 4 Feb 7.30pm
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Sat 6 Feb 7.30pm
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Sat 13 Feb 7.30pm
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Thu 25 Feb 7.30pm
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Sat 27 Feb 7.30pm
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Tue 2 Mar 7.30pm
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Sat 6 Mar 7.30pm
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Tue 9 Mar 7.30pm
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Thu 11 Mar 7.30pm
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Tue 16 Mar 7.30pm

