Our critically acclaimed opera for babies is back. After a four year hiatus we can’t wait to welcome our littlest audience members to our production of BambinO as we tour East Kilbride, Perth, Inverness, Banchory, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Motherwell and Renfrew between 13 August and 11 September.
This is a perfect opportunity to experience opera, created in miniature, through the eyes and ears of your very own bambinos. Written by our former Composer in Residence Lliam Paterson, BambinO was originally directed by Improbable’s Phelim McDermott, and is revived by Lissa Lorenzo. The pioneering and unique piece of music theatre, which is sung in English, is ideal for infants up to 12 months. Join us as we celebrate the possibilities of music and the power of the infant imagination by reinventing operatic language and traditions for children at an age when their minds are wide open to new sounds, images and experiences. Babies are free to explore during the performance, and to interact with the singers and each other.
Designed by Emma Belli & Giuseppe Belli, BambinO is set in a captivating world of bright colours, fluffy clouds, and quirky characters, and tells the story of a young bird leaving its nest for the first time, with Charlotte Hoather and Samuel Pantcheff reviving the roles of Uccellina and Pulcino. They are accompanied by cellist Andrew Drummond Huggan and percussionist Darren Gallacher, and the Music Director is Chris Gray.
BambinO is kindly supported by Scottish Opera’s New Commissions Circle and Scottish Opera’s Education Angels.
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