Tickets are now on sale for our vibrant new production of Opera Highlights, which goes on the road again this autumn, visiting 17 venues around Scotland.
A troupe of talented singers perform in this one-of-a-kind show, created specifically for us each season. Mezzo-soprano Katherine Aitken (The Verdi Collection 2023) and baritone Jerome Knox (The Fiery Angel 2017) return to our stages, while soprano Katy Thomson and tenor Innocent Masuku make their debuts.
From 21 September, they will travel to Giffnock, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Strathmiglo, Newtonmore, Lossiemouth, Ardross, Thurso, Lochinver, Arisaig, Isle of Seil, Tillicoultry, Glasgow, Dumfries, Crawfordjohn, Maybole, and Musselburgh. Accompanying them on piano is Music Director Toby Hession, a former Scottish Opera Emerging Artist. Directed by Laura Attridge (The Miserly Knight and Mavra 2022), designs are by Ana Inés Jabares-Pita.
The playlist, devised by our former Head of Music Derek Clark, cleverly combines a fabulous collection of much-loved classics with a treasure trove of lesser-known pieces. These include music from Verdi’s La traviata, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Puccini’s La bohème, Arthur Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, alongside works by Kurt Weill and William Walton. Audiences also have the chance to hear Toby Hession playing the world premiere of his short opera, entitled ‘In flagrante’.
Opera Highlights is kindly supported by Friends of Scottish Opera, JTH Charitable Trust and The Scottish Opera Endowment Trust.
Buy your tickets now at www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/opera-highlights-202324/