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Press Releases
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF MASSENET’S THÉRÈSE AT LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL AND PERTH CONCERT HALL THIS SEPTEMBER
21 Jun 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF RUBBLE THIS JULY
8 Jun 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES ITS 2022/23 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
18 May 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA TO PERFORM OPENING GALA FOR THE PERTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
13 May 2022
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR SCOTTISH OPERA’S SUMMER POP-UP OPERA TOUR
4 May 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS NEW ACCESS PERFORMANCES OF DON GIOVANNI IN INVERNESS, EDINBURGH, ABERDEEN AND GLASGOW
3 May 2022
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE GONDOLIERS BY SCOTTISH OPERA AND D’OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC FOUR THIS EASTER SUNDAY
7 Apr 2022
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CALL OUT FOR COMMUNITY CHORUS MEMBERS FOR SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW OUTDOOR PRODUCTION OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S CANDIDE
9 Mar 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S MEMORY SPINNERS PROJECT, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, RETURNS TO GLASGOW AND ST ANDREWS
9 Mar 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS REVIVAL OF SIR THOMAS ALLEN’S ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF DON GIOVANNI
7 Mar 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOUR PRODUCTION THE LAST ALIENS GOES ON THE ROAD THIS MONTH
10 Feb 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA WELCOMES FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO ITS GLASGOW PRODUCTION STUDIOS TO MARK THE RELAXATION OF COVID RESTRICTIONS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR
2 Feb 2022
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NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO RETURNS TO SCOTTISH OPERA FOR ANARCHY AT THE OPERA IN FEBRUARY
21 Jan 2022
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FURTHER SESSIONS OF SCOTTISH OPERA’S ONLINE PROJECT BREATH CYCLE, FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID AND OTHER BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, BEGIN THIS MONTH
17 Jan 2022
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SCOTTISH OPERA BRINGS HIT PRODUCTIONS OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE GONDOLIERS AND UTOPIA, LIMITED TO HACKNEY EMPIRE IN LONDON
12 Jan 2022
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NEW OPERA HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCTION TOURS TO 18 LOCAL VENUES AROUND SCOTLAND THIS SPRING
15 Dec 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA PERFORMS DOUBLE BILL OF THE MISERLY KNIGHT AND MAVRA AT PERTH CONCERT HALL THIS MARCH
6 Dec 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S RESCHEDULED NEW PRODUCTION OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN OPENS IN FEBRUARY
24 Nov 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS JOIN FORCES ONCE AGAIN
25 Oct 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES SPRING AND SUMMER PROGRAMME FEATURING NEW AND REVIVAL PRODUCTIONS AND AN OPERA IN CONCERT DOUBLE BILL
19 Oct 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA COMES TO DUNDEE’S CAIRD HALL IN DECEMBER WITH THE PUCCINI COLLECTION CONCERT
12 Oct 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS A FESTIVE MUSICAL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN THIS DECEMBER
6 Oct 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE PROJECT BREATH CYCLE FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID AND THOSE WITH BREATHING DIFFICULTIES
30 Sep 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA LEADS NEW COMMUNITY PROJECT ‘SWEET SOUNDS IN WILD PLACES’ AS PART OF THE 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT
2 Sep 2021
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FINAL LEG OF SCOTTISH OPERA’S POP-UP OPERA TOUR TRAVELS TO GLASGOW, FIFE AND DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY AND INCLUDES PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LOCKDOWN
1 Sep 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS A NEW PRODUCTION OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE GONDOLIERS AND A PREMIERE OF UTOPIA, LIMITED
31 Aug 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS THE SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF KURT WEILL’S THE TSAR HAS HIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN
21 Jul 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA RETURNS INDOORS TO LOCAL VENUES FOR OPERA HIGHLIGHTS THIS AUTUMN
17 Aug 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES EMERGING ARTISTS FOR 2021/22 SEASON
16 Aug 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES LIVE INDOOR EVENTS FOR AUTUMN 2021
28 Jul 2021
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LIVE AT No.40: A MONTH LONG OUTDOOR FESTIVAL WITH SCOTTISH OPERA, CITIZENS THEATRE AND SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE
27 May 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA RETURNS TO LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH OVER 200 POP-UP OPERA SHOWS THIS SUMMER
25 May 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA RETURNS TO LIVE PERFORMANCE AT EDEN COURT WITH ITS POP-UP OPERA ROADSHOW
25 May 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA INTOXICATES WITH DONIZETTI’S COMIC ELIXIR – L’ELISIR D’AMORE
24 May 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PIONEERING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WORK
23 Apr 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOLS WITH FREE DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY PUPILS
30 Apr 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES LOCAL VENUES WITH A FILM FROM RUTHERGLEN TOWN HALL
16 Apr 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA REVEALS A PROGRAMME OF FILMED AND OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2021
8 Apr 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS A FILMED PERFORMANCE OF HUMPERDINCK’S HANSEL AND GRETEL
22 Jan 2021
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES A PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITY FOR WINTER 20/21
20 Nov 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS AN ONLINE PRODUCTION OF OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
13 Oct 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA ACQUIRES THE DISTINGUISHED D’OYLY CARTE MUSIC HIRE LIBRARY
25 Sep 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA WELCOMES FOUR SINGERS TO THE 20/21 EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME
17 Sep 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S POP-UP ROADSHOW TOURS THIS AUTUMN IN A RUN OF OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
24 Aug 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA REVEALS A PROGRAMME OF OUTDOOR SOCIALLY-DISTANCED PERFORMANCES
24 Aug 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S OFFICES ILLUMINATED AS PART OF THE #LIGHTITINRED CAMPAIGN
11 Aug 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS ITS EMERGING ARTISTS RECITAL LIVE ON YOUTUBE
13 Jul 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FOR 2020/21 SEASON
12 Jun 2020
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ONLINE WORLD PREMIERE OF SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW SHORT FILM THE NARCISSISTIC FISH
20 May 2020
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ONLINE VERSION OF SCOTTISH OPERA’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOUR SHOW FEVER! AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME
11 May 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SELL-OUT SHOW FOX-TOT! RETURNS FOR SCOTTISH TOUR IN SPRING
6 Feb 2020
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CITIZENS THEATRE’S DOMINIC HILL DIRECTS NEW PRODUCTION OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN
11 Feb 2020
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOUR RETURNS WITH WARRIORS! THE EMPEROR’S INCREDIBLE ARMY
16 Dec 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S THE FROGS
13 Jan 2020
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OPERA HIGHLIGHTS SPRING TOUR TRAVELS TO 17 VENUES ACROSS SCOTLAND
5 Dec 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS JOIN FORCES
28 Nov 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA PREMIERE OF JOHN ADAMS’ ICONIC NIXON IN CHINA TAKES PLACE IN FEBRUARY AT THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW
26 Nov 2019
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OPERA IN CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES WITH SCOTTISH OPERA PREMIERE OF MASCAGNI’S IRIS
7 Oct 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAMME CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY AS SEVEN ARTISTS ARE WELCOMED FOR 2019/20 SEASON
2 Oct 2019
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REVIVAL OF ANTHONY BESCH’S ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF PUCCINI’S TOSCA OPENS SCOTTISH OPERA’S 2019/20 SEASON
30 Aug 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S AMADEUS & THE BARD EXPLORES AND CELEBRATES THE WORK OF MOZART AND BURNS
2 Aug 2019
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OPERA HIGHLIGHTS TOURS TO 17 VENUES ACROSS SCOTLAND THIS AUTUMN
31 Jul 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA RETURNS TO LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL WITH DOUBLE BILL OF ZANETTO AND SUSANNA’S SECRET
20 Jun 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S MUCH-LOVED POP-UP OPERA ON TOUR THIS SUMMER
15 May 2019
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OPERAVISION TO STREAM FULL PERFORMANCE OF SCOTTISH OPERA’S ANTHROPOCENE IN MAY
16 Apr 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES 2019/20 SEASON
10 Apr 2019
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EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF MISSY MAZZOLI’S BREAKING THE WAVES AT EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
27 Mar 2019
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FOX-TOT! HAS WORLD PREMIERE AT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE THIS AUGUST
21 Mar 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA REVIVES SIR THOMAS ALLEN’S PRODUCTION OF MOZART’S THE MAGIC FLUTE
8 Mar 2019
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SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF MASCAGNI’S SILVANO
13 Feb 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S INTERGENERATIONAL MUSIC-MAKING PROGRAMME SPINNING SONGS COMES TO SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
21 Jan 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS NEW PRODUCTION OF JANÁČEK’S KÁTYA KABANOVÁ
7 Jan 2019
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND THE NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO JOIN FORCES FOR PERFORMANCE IN EDINBURGH
18 Dec 2018
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OPERA HIGHLIGHTS TOURS TO 18 LOCATIONS ACROSS SCOTLAND IN SPRING 2019
3 Dec 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS SHOW 1719! COMMEMORATES THE JACOBITE RISINGS
19 Nov 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WITH UNIQUE PROJECT FROM THE MUD TO THE STARS
14 Nov 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF ANTHROPOCENE BY STUART MACRAE AND LOUISE WELSH
5 Nov 2018
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THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS BROUGHT TO A CLOSE WITH UNVEILING OF NEW SCULPTURE BY SCOTTISH ARTIST FRASER TAYLOR
16 Oct 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA WELCOMES SEVEN EMERGING ARTISTS FOR 2018/19 SEASON
3 Oct 2018
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OPERA IN CONCERT 2018/19 OPENS WITH SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF PUCCINI’S EDGAR AT THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW
12 Sep 2018
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VERDI’S RIGOLETTO OPENS SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW SEASON
3 Sep 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA MAKES LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL DEBUT WITH BRITTEN’S THE BURNING FIERY FURNACE
6 Aug 2018
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OPERA HIGHLIGHTS TOURS TO 17 VENUES ACROSS SCOTLAND THIS AUTUMN
1 Aug 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S POP-UP OPERA COMES TO FESTIVAL 2018
29 Jun 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S BAMBINO TOURS TO GLASGOW, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE AND AROUND SCOTLAND
2 Aug 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S SPECTACULAR PROMENADE PRODUCTION OF PAGLIACCI HEADS TO ‘PAISLEY OPERA HOUSE’ IN JULY
26 Jun 2018
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PELLÉAS AND MÉLISANDE NOMINATED FOR THE SOUTH BANK SKY ARTS OPERA AWARD
29 May 2018
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GREEK PREMIERES IN NEW YORK
22 May 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S MUCH-LOVED POP-UP OPERA ON TOUR THIS SUMMER
30 Apr 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THE OPERA FACTORY
17 Apr 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES 2018/19 SEASON
11 Apr 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S BAMBINO AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK
3 Apr 2018
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ANNOUNCEMENT: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS PERFORMANCE TONIGHT (MARCH 22) CANCELLED
22 Mar 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S BAMBINO RETURNS TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE AND TOURS TO PARIS AND AROUND SCOTLAND
22 Mar 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S CONNECT COMPANY PERFORMS WORKS BY OPERA SPARKS COMPETITION WINNERS
14 Feb 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA PERFORMS RACHMANINOV’S ALEKO AND FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
5 Mar 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S PRODUCTION OF FLIGHT ON SATURDAY 3 MARCH TO GO AHEAD
2 Mar 2018
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OLIVER MEARS DIRECTS NEW PRODUCTION OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S EUGENE ONEGIN
27 Feb 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES CONFUCIUS HUB STATUS WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DRAGON OF THE WESTERN SEA ON CHINESE NEW YEAR
12 Feb 2018
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NEW PRODUCTION OF RICHARD STRAUSS’S PLAYFUL OPERA ARIADNE AUF NAXOS COMES TO GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH
19 Jan 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOUR SETS SAIL WITH THE DRAGON OF THE WESTERN SEA
9 Jan 2018
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND THE NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO PERFORM RUSSIAN-THEMED REPERTOIRE IN THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT
4 Dec 2017
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JONATHAN DOVE’S FLIGHT RECEIVES ITS SCOTTISH OPERA PREMIERE
21 Nov 2017
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OPERA HIGHLIGHTS TOURS TO 14 VENUES ACROSS SCOTLAND THIS SPRING
14 Nov 2017
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIT GREEK COMES TO GLASGOW
6 Nov 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND THE ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND COLLABORATE ON PROKOFIEV’S THE FIERY ANGEL
26 Oct 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA CELEBRATES 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THEATRE ROYAL GLASGOW WITH LAUDER
23 Oct 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA COLLABORATES WITH BE CHARLOTTE AND CARLA J.EASTON FROM TEENCANTEEN FOR #OPERAPASSION DAY
5 Oct 2017
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GROUND-BREAKING OPERA FOR BABIES COMES TO GLASGOW
26 Sep 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA TRAVELS TO CHINA TO PERFORM OPERA WITH 900 SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR AN AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS
22 Sep 2017
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OPERA UNDER CANVAS WITH CAST OF UP TO 200 HEADS TO PAISLEY PARK
20 Sep 2017
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TCHAIKOVSKY’S IOLANTA OPENS THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT
5 Sep 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW SEASON OPENS WITH SIR DAVID McVICAR’S SUMPTUOUS LA TRAVIATA
28 Aug 2017
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POP-UP OPERA 2017 TAKES TO THE WAVES ON SCOTLAND’S FIRST FLOATING OPERA HOUSE
4 May 2017
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SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF LE VILLI CLOSES THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT 2016/17 SEASON
21 Apr 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA WELCOMES SEVEN EMERGING ARTISTS FOR 2017/18 SEASON
12 Sep 2017
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OPERA ON STAGE, ON DECK AND UNDER CANVAS: SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES 2017/18 SEASON
5 Apr 2017
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PUCCINI’S LA BOHÈME CLOSES SCOTTISH OPERA’S 2016/17 SEASON IN STYLE
20 Mar 2017
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GROUND-BREAKING NEW OPERA FOR BABIES
9 Mar 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA OPENS NEW ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL SPACE IN HILLINGTON
2 Mar 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S YOUTH COMPANY PRESENTS PURCELL’S DIDO AND AENEAS
6 Feb 2017
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THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT CONTINUES WITH ROSSINI’S FIRST MASTERPIECE LA SCALA DI SETA
30 Jan 2017
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TALENTED YOUNG WINNERS OF OPERA SPARKS 2018 COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
17 Jan 2017
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WORLD PREMIERE OF SCOTTISH OPERA AND VANISHING POINT COLLABORATION
11 Jan 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS DEMENTIA FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES OF LA BOHÈME IN GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH
6 Jan 2017
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AWARDED MBE IN NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST
30 Dec 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA TRAVELS SCOTLAND WITH OPERA HIGHLIGHTS 2017
20 Dec 2016
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SIR DAVID McVICAR RETURNS TO SCOTTISH OPERA WITH PELLÉAS AND MÉLISANDE
19 Dec 2016
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THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT CONTINUES WITH DEBUSSY’S L’ENFANT PRODIGUE
12 Dec 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOUR EXPLORES ROBERT BURNS’ CLASSIC
7 Dec 2016
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THE TRIAL BY PHILIP GLASS PREMIERES IN SCOTLAND
1 Dec 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA WELCOMES SEVEN EMERGING ARTISTS FOR 2016/17 SEASON
31 Oct 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA AND FESTIVAL THEATRE EDINBURGH TO STAGE UK’S FIRST DEMENTIA FRIENDLY OPERA PERFORMANCE
31 Aug 2016
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THE SUNDAY SERIES: OPERA IN CONCERT OPENS WITH MASCAGNI’S L’AMICO FRITZ
3 Aug 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA’S NEW SEASON OPENS WITH THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
14 Jul 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA MUSIC DIRECTOR STUART STRATFORD TAKES TO THE ROAD FOR THE ELIXIR OF LOVE NATIONAL TOUR
5 Jul 2016
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SCOTTISH OPERA ANNOUNCES 2016/17 SEASON
27 Apr 2016