Our supporters play a crucial role in helping us bring opera to everyone across Scotland. Show your love for opera by becoming a Supporter of Scottish Opera, or make a one-off contribution below:
The members of Scottish Opera Young Company were last together in the rehearsal room in March 2020, as they worked towards a much-anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim’s The Frogs. With mass cancellation of live events and lockdown looming, the performances scheduled for April were put on hold... but now they're back!
We joined forces with live events companies across the UK on August 11 in the #LightItInRed campaign, to draw attention to the serious situation facing the entertainment industry due to Covid-19.
We are excited to be contributing a fresh and witty digital short film to Edinburgh International Festival’s My Light Shines On, a series of video works and light installations across Scotland’s capital to mark the beginning of the festival season.
A Symphony in Stone, scored by former Scottish Opera Composer in Residence Lliam Paterson, with Tony Burton, Scottish Opera Board Member, as Executive Producer, has won the Best UK Documentary at the Atlanta Award-Qualifying Film Festival 2020. This follows on from the project’s success at the Kyiv Film Festival (Ukraine) 2020, where it won Best British Feature.
McOpera, a group made up of musicians from The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, will be streaming their incredible world premiere of Scottish composer Erik Chisholm’s Simoon, from July 8 at 7pm.
