L’heure espagnole / The Bear

Double Bill

^{L’heure espagnole / The Bear}

Lammermuir Festival, St Mary's Church, Haddington
4 September 2025, 7.30pm

Theatre Royal Glasgow:
18 & 22 October 2025, 7.15pm

Festival Theatre Edinburgh:
15 November 2025, 7.15pm

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This double bill of ludicrous adultery continues our long-running partnership with Lammermuir Festival.

Director Jacopo Spirei and designer Kenneth MacLeod interpret Ravel’s and Walton’s mini masterpieces for a modern audience, exploring treachery and romance with humour.

This concert staging is conducted by French opera expert Alexandra Cravero. The cast includes former Emerging and Associate Artist and Education Artist-in-Residence Lea Shaw; Chloe Harris and Edward Jowle returning as 2025/26 Emerging Artists, company favourite Jamie MacDougall, and new 2025/26 Emerging Artists Daniel Barrett and Luvo Maranti.

L’heure espagnole

This performance marks 150 years since Ravel’s birth. A lustful clockmaker’s wife must put her creativity to the test, to hide her lovers from her husband. Will she be successful?

The Bear

A faithful widow is confronted with her late husband’s prominent love affairs and comes to blows with his creditor. Will she have her happily ever-after?

In partnership with Lammermuir Festival
Proudly supported by The Scottish Opera Endowment Trust and Friends of Scottish Opera
Part of Scottish Opera's 2025/26 Season
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Show Details

Running time:
Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including a 20-minute interval

Language:
Sung in French and English with English supertitles

Ticket price:
From £23 to £49.25 – prices vary by venue

Concessions:
£15 tickets for Under 26s >>
Concessions vary by venue

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Designed for those living with sight loss, our audio-described performances feature a live commentary describing what’s happening on stage without compromising the music. Touch Tours also available.

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Cast & Creatives

Cast of L’heure espagnole

Concepción
Lea Shaw

Torquemada
Jamie MacDougall

Ramiro
Daniel Barrett

Don Iñigo Gomez
Edward Jowle

Gonzalve
Luvo Maranti

Cast of The Bear

Yelena Ivanovna Popova
Chloe Harris

Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov
Daniel Barrett

Luka
Edward Jowle

Conductor
Alexandra Cravero

Director
Jacopo Spirei

Designer
Kenneth Macleod

Lighting Designer
Andrew Burnside

The Orchestra of Scottish Opera

Audio-described Performances & Touch Tours

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For those living with sight loss, our audio description service provides a live commentary describing the action on stage without compromising the music. As part of the experience, a recorded introduction to the opera is available in advance and there is a live audio introduction before the start of the performance.

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Theatre Royal Glasgow:
22 October 2025, 7.15pm - touch tour at 6pm

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Festival Theatre Edinburgh:
15 November 2025, 7.15pm - touch tour at 6pm

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