The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Opera

Il Trittico review – Scottish Opera’s vivid new staging has humour and heartbreak

David McVicar’s atmospheric production of Puccini’s triptych gains from magnificent performances by Roland Wood and, in her company debut, Sunyoung Seo

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Popular Scottish Opera Highlights tour announced as Ayr Gaiety date planned

The productions boasts repertoire favourites alongside a world premiere of a modern new piece of music.

Daily Record · Mar 7, 2023

Tributes paid to 'formidable' Scots community stalwart who lost battle with cancer

Kathy Friend, from Glasgow, was involved in a number of nature-related ventures, and formerly worked as a camerawoman. She also had a stint working for Scottish Opera and even met Queen Elizabeth II.

Daily Record · Mar 4, 2023

Ainadamar review – vibrant and deft production brings Golijov’s opera to the UK

Deborah Colker’s staging of the Argentinian composer’s tale of the poet Lorca is clever and effective, with Scottish Opera’s orchestra capturing the musical colours and the score’s collage of influences

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

Tears of Spain: Acclaimed Brazilian stage director makes opera debut

NO-ONE can accuse Scottish Opera of lacking artistic ambition.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2022

Glasgow Lives: Julia, 27, London, Professional Dancer

Tonight Julia talks about her love for dance and her journey to becoming a professional dancer.

Glasgow Live · Oct 27, 2022

Scottish Opera contractor hits East Lothian church wall a year after orchestra van knocked it down

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was performing at St Mary's Church in Haddington during last year's Lammermuir Festival when one of its vans struck the gate pillar knocking parts of it to the ground

Edinburgh Live · Sep 14, 2022

Thérèse review – deliciously over-the-top drama puts the soap into opera

Scottish Opera’s semi-staged performance of Massenet’s opera about a love triangle during the French Revolution is delightful - full of passionate outbursts and high emotion

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

Candide review – Voltaire and Bernstein enter the social media era

A brilliantly reimagined and boldly immersive promenade performance, complete with flashmob choir, plays to the strengths of Leonard Bernstein’s witty operetta

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Candide: An outdoor opera for our times and a breath of fresh air

CANDIDE, the satirical novella by Voltaire, is one of the great works of philosophical literature. First published in 1759, the book takes a darkly…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2022