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Today (2 February), we were delighted to welcome First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to our Production Studios in Glasgow, to mark the recent relaxation of COVID restrictions in Scotland’s entertainment sector.
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.
We at Scottish Opera are all deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Lady Veronica Gibson, President of Scottish Opera and wife of Scottish Opera Founder Sir Alexander Gibson. Lady Gibson, or V – as she was known to all her friends, was a beloved fixture of Scotland’s cultural landscape for six decades, and played a key role in Scottish Opera’s behind the scenes development when her husband founded the Company in 1962. She was also President of Scottish Opera from 20 September 2013 until her death yesterday at the age of 85.
On January 26, a new block of sessions for Breath Cycle, our project designed to benefit those suffering from a range of conditions affecting lung health, in particular Long Covid, begin online.
Our hit production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers is back and opens at London’s Hackney Empire on Wednesday 30 March, following a successful run in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness in 2021. This co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera and State Opera South Australia also includes the chance to catch G&S’s Utopia, Limited in a semi-staged concert performance on Friday 1 April.
