We are delighted to welcome 15 young performers from the National Opera Studio for a week long residency in Glasgow, culminating in a performance at Theatre Royal Glasgow on 25 February entitled Anarchy at the Opera.
This is the first time since 2019 that the residency and performances have been able to take place in Glasgow because of the pandemic. We have been working in partnership with NOS for 45 years, and this Season eleven singers and four pianists from all over the world will spend the week working with our music staff to rehearse their repertoire. They will then perform works by Rossini, Handel, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Offenbach and more at next month’s show, accompanied by The Orchestra of Scottish Opera and conducted by Head of Music Derek Clark.
Director Emma Jenkins said: ‘This year, the young artists will explore the theme of ‘Absurdism’ through the medium of some of the most anarchic and off-the-wall pieces in the operatic repertoire. The event will be very much an ensemble effort testing their physical skills as well as their vocal prowess. From Les Mamelles des Tirésias to Alcina, from Cheryomushki to Le Roi Carotte, the audience can look forward to a thrilling evening of anarchy and mirth.’
Scottish Opera General Director, Alex Reedijk, said: ‘Our long term partnership with National Opera Studio is one that we continue to cherish and have missed over the last few years due to the pandemic. We can’t wait to welcome them back to Scotland, and look forward to working with the talented young singers and repetiteurs. We have experienced first-hand the talent that National Opera Studio encourages, and are proud to have had so many of our own Emerging Artists join us after their fine programme.’
Chief Executive of the National Opera Studio, Emily Gottlieb, said: ‘We are delighted to return to Scottish Opera this year, working in partnership for nearly 45 years to deliver our internationally renowned training programme to exceptional young singers and repetiteurs. To have the opportunity to work with international artists such as Music Director Stuart Stratford, director Emma Jenkins and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, and present our Young Artists on the stage of Theatre Royal Glasgow, is absolutely invaluable.’
Tickets are on sale now at www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/national-opera-studio-2022/
NOS at Scottish Opera: Anarchy at the Opera is supported by Scottish Opera Endowment Trust.