Join us for a carousel of euphoric opera at the world premiere of The Galloping Cure at the Edinburgh International Festival. 

Co-produced by Opera Ventures Productions, composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek and director Tom Morris — the creative minds behind the International Festival hit Breaking the Waves (2019) — reunite once again to bring a visually stunning and emotionally gripping production about addiction this August.

A mystery man comes to town with a carousel that heals all pain and suffering. The local community can’t get enough of it, but the local doctor, Theresa Hart, has her doubts. Their constant desire for relief becomes a never-ending cycle. Can they get off this joyride?  

Co-production with Opera Ventures Productions, Scottish Opera, NorrlandsOperan AB, Canadian Opera Company, San Francisco Opera, State Opera of South Australia, co-presented with the Edinburgh International Festival

Co-commissioned by Opera Ventures Productions, Scottish Opera, NorrlandsOperan AB, Edinburgh International Festival, San Francisco Opera

Supported by a syndicate of donors including Scottish Opera's New Commissions Circle, Sarah and Howard Solomon Foundation, Susie Thompson, Eli & Ashley Wald, Malcolm Herring and Sally Groves in memory of Dennis Marks

Part of Scottish Opera's 2026/27 Season