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Our friends at Paisley Opera have announced that their next production is Macbeth, which will be staged at Paisley Town Hall. The two performances of this new, specially commissioned translation of Verdi’s great work based on Shakespeare’s play, take place on 6 and 7 October, and mark the much-anticipated reopening to the public of this great venue after a refurbishment.
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.
Scottish Opera Young Company’s most recent production – a double bill of Henry MacPherson’s Maud and Kurt Weill’s Down in the Valley – has just completed a successful tour of Glasgow, Largs and Stirling, and has received praise from critics and audiences alike for what Ear to the Ground! called ‘stellar’ performances.
Congratulations are due to two members of the Scottish Opera family who are recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours this year. Our Chairman, Peter Lawson, who has held this role since 2014, has been awarded a CBE. We are also thrilled that star tenor Nicky Spence, our Scottish Opera Young Company Patron, has been awarded
John Fulljames’ new production of Carmen has stirred audiences and critics alike, playing to packed theatres with 10 performances in Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen, and closing its tour with five performances in Edinburgh.
