Scottish Opera 2011/12 Season Brochure

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more than meets the eye

6 collaborations, 8 new shows, 43 venues and 105 performances…a busy 12 months for Scottish Opera Music Director Francesco Corti and I are delighted to bring you this, the 4th opera season we have crafted together. We hope that the adventurous range of dramatic, passionate and at times humorous stories will give you the opportunity to revel in some old favourites, but also to try some new experiences.

Our subscription series starts in the Autumn with The Barber of Seville in a revival of the marvellous Sir Thomas Allen production; February sees a new production of Hansel and Gretel directed by Bill Bankes-Jones; in April we welcome the return of master storyteller David McVicar with a new (and his first) production of The Rake’s Progress; and the season finishes with a revival of our much-loved and well-travelled production of Tosca.

Distinguished guest conductors include Siân Edwards and Emmanuel Joël Hornak.

We have some terrific singers too – among those to watch out for are Claire Booth, Leah-Marian Jones, Edgaras Montvidas, Ville Rusanen, Shuna Scott Sendall, Ailish Tynan and Thomas Walker.

Our passion for energetically exploring the world of opera also takes us on a return visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, in a co-production with Company Chordelia, and then to Mark Anthony Turnage’s Greek in our 3rd collaboration with Music Theatre Wales and the Traverse Theatre.

As always, we will be touring Scotland extensively with piano-accompanied productions. We’ve enticed political satirist Rory Bremner to provide a new translation of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, a co-production with the newly formed Northern Ireland Opera, and Opera Highlights will once again take us to 15 of Scotland’s smaller venues.

In the 7th year of our partnership with the RSAMD we present Prokofiev’s Betrothal in a Monastery, a popular annual performance opportunity for the RSAMD’s students.

As Scottish Opera approaches its 50th birthday, which we’ll be celebrating next year, our education and outreach team turns 40, and continues to blaze a trail with projects and performances around the world, sharing its enthusiasm and expertise as far afield as Georgia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

This season sees the return of two much-loved productions: The Barber of Seville (top and left) and Tosca (right and bottom).

Thank you for your support of Scottish Opera over the past year. Francesco and I look forward to welcoming you to a performance soon.

Alex Reedijk General Director

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REVIVAL OF THE 2007 PRODUCTION Sung in Italian with English supertitles Supported by Dunard Fund

‘What makes this a production to see time and time again is Allen’s direction’ HHHH Metro

Conductors Francesco Corti James Grossmith (3 & 5 Nov) Director Sir Thomas Allen Designer Simon Higlett Lighting Mark Jonathan Count Almaviva Thomas Walker Figaro Ville Rusanen Rosina Claire Booth Doctor Bartolo Tiziano Bracci Don Basilio Graeme Broadbent Berta Teuta Koço Fiorello/Officer Adam Miller

Gioacchino Rossini

The Barber of Seville

Theatre Royal Glasgow Fri 21 Oct 7.15pm Sun 23 Oct 4pm Tue 25 Oct 7.15pm Thu 27 Oct 7.15pm Sat 29 Oct 7.15pm*† The Barber of Seville Unwrapped | Thu 20 Oct 6pm

Eden Court, Inverness Thu 3 Nov 7.15pm Sat 5 Nov 7.15pm*† The Barber of Seville Unwrapped | Fri 4 Nov 6pm

Back by popular demand – Sir Thomas Allen’s sell-out Barber returns for a second run. This vivacious and cheerful production is bright with the colours of southern Spain and packed with one fast-paced comic scene after another.

Count Almaviva has fallen in love with the young and beautiful Rosina but she is kept under lock and key by her guardian, Doctor Bartolo, who has it in mind to marry her himself. Figaro, the local barber and resident ‘fixer’, signs up to help the rescue mission and has soon invented an outrageously complicated scheme to smuggle Almaviva into Bartolo’s house, and to smuggle Rosina out, right under her guardian’s nose…

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Thu 10 Nov 7.30pm Sat 12 Nov 7.30pm*† The Barber of Seville Unwrapped | Fri 11 Nov 6pm

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Tue 15 Nov 7.15pm Thu 17 Nov 7.15pm Sat 19 Nov 7.15pm*† The Barber of Seville Unwrapped | Wed 16 Nov 6pm

With energetic ensembles, high-speed patter and lively coloratura arias, Rossini’s masterpiece is the perfect vehicle for a fantastic ensemble cast, including Ville Rusanen (Guglielmo in 2009’s Così fan tutte), Tiziano Bracci and Thomas Walker (Mustafa and Lindoro in 2009’s The Italian Girl in Algiers) and Claire Booth (Dorinda in 2011’s Orlando).

Running time approximately 2 hrs 50 mins *Pre-show talk †Audio-described performance/Touch Tour 5

NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English with English supertitles New translation by Bill Bankes-Jones

‘[The] score is a lavish, grown-up delight… the richness of sound is irresistible’ The Independent Engelbert Humperdinck

Hansel & Gretel Based on the Grimms’ fairy tale, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel is both wonderfully unsettling and moving, a story of poverty, magic and triumph over adversity. Director Bill Bankes-Jones (Artistic Director of Tête à Tête) takes the opera back to its roots, revealing a macabre tale, with psychological depth, that’s full of enchantment.

Conductor Emmanuel Joël-Hornak Director Bill Bankes-Jones Designer Tim Meacock Lighting Mark Doubleday Choreographer Kally Lloyd-Jones Hansel Kai Rüütel Gretel Ailish Tynan Peter Paul Carey Jones Gertrude Shuna Scott Sendall* The Witch Leah-Marian Jones Sandman Miranda Sinani Dew Fairy Marie Claire Breen* *Scottish Opera Emerging Artist

Theatre Royal Glasgow Sat 4 Feb 7.15pm Wed 8 Feb 7.15pm Fri 10 Feb 7.15pm Sun 12 Feb 4pm*† Hansel and Gretel Unwrapped | Tue 7 Feb 6pm

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Tue 14 Feb 7.15pm Thu 16 Feb 7.15pm Sat 18 Feb 7.15pm*† Hansel and Gretel Unwrapped | Wed 15 Feb 6pm

Hansel and Gretel are getting under their mother’s feet and, at the end of her tether, she sends them into the woods to collect strawberries. As darkness falls, they realise they are lost. Terrified, they spend the night on the forest floor. Next morning, to their amazement, they discover a house made of gingerbread and are soon helping themselves, unaware that they are falling straight into a trap set by the fabled Wicked Witch…

Humperdinck’s rich score encompasses everything from luscious Wagnerian-inspired orchestration to touching tunes derived from traditional folk melodies. Kai Rüütel, a recent graduate of the Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, sings Hansel, and Irish soprano Ailish Tynan is Gretel, fresh from singing the role at Covent Garden. Leah-Marian Jones (Marcellina in 2010’s The Marriage of Figaro) is the Witch.

Running time approximately 2 hrs *Pre-show talk †Audio-described performance/Touch Tour 7

NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English with English supertitles A Co-production with Turin Opera Supported by The Scottish Opera Syndicate

‘McVicar’s recipe for making it work is simple: meticulous, musically responsive direction’ The Sunday Telegraph (on La traviata)

Igor Stravinsky

The Rake’s Progress World-renowned Scottish director David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera to stage his first Rake’s Progress, in partnership with Olivier award-winning designer John Macfarlane. A colourful tale of debauchery with a brilliant libretto

by W H Auden and Chester Kallman, and a bevy of larger-than-life characters, this is the perfect focus for McVicar’s particular brand of incisive storytelling.

Conductor Siân Edwards Director David McVicar Designer John Macfarlane Lighting David Finn Choreographer Andrew George Trulove Graeme Broadbent Anne Trulove Carolyn Sampson Tom Rakewell Edgaras Montvidas Nick Shadow Steven Page Mother Goose Karen Murray Baba the Turk Leah-Marian Jones Sellem Colin Judson Keeper of the Madhouse Ross McInroy* *Scottish Opera Emerging Artist

Theatre Royal Glasgow Sat 17 Mar 7.15pm Wed 21 Mar 7.15pm Fri 23 Mar 7.15pm Sun 25 Mar 4pm*† The Rake’s Progress Unwrapped | Tue 20 Mar 6pm

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Tue 27 Mar 7.15pm Thu 29 Mar 7.15pm Sat 31 Mar 7.15pm*† The Rake’s Progress Unwrapped | Wed 28 Mar 6pm

Tom Rakewell abandons his sweetheart and his simple country life in favour of the bright lights of London. He sets off to seek his fortune in the company of Nick Shadow, a mysterious man with some distinctly devil-like tendencies. But after a stay in Mother Goose’s tavern, a meeting with a bearded lady, and a game of cards with unusually high stakes, things don’t look promising for our hero…

A 20th-century pastiche of late 18th-century opera, the music of The Rake’s Progress owes much of its inspiration to Mozart – harpsichord-accompanied recitatives and an orchestration suggestive of The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte combine in Stravinsky’s own distinct take on the neo-classical style. A cast including Scottish Opera favourite Edgaras Montvidas, Steven Page (highly praised in English National Opera’s recent A Dog’s Heart) and internationally acclaimed recitalist Carolyn Sampson brings the production to life.

Running time approximately 2 hrs 45 mins *Pre-show talk †Audio-described performance/Touch Tour 9

REVIVAL OF THE 1980 PRODUCTION Sung in Italian with English supertitles

‘A landmark staging in every sense’ HHHH The Guardian

Conductors Francesco Corti Derek Clark (17 & 19 May) Original Director Anthony Besch Revival Director Jonathan Cocker Designer Peter Rice Lighting Robert B Dickson Tosca Susannah Glanville Mario Cavaradossi José Ferrero Baron Scarpia Robert Poulton Cesare Angelotti Paul Carey Jones Sacristan David Morrison Sciarrone Ross McInroy* Shepherd Boy Marie Claire Breen* *Scottish Opera Emerging Artist

Giacomo Puccini

Tosca

Theatre Royal Glasgow Fri 4 May 7.15pm Sun 6 May 4pm* Tue 8 May 7.15pm Thu 10 May 7.15pm Sat 12 May 7.15pm† Tosca Unwrapped | Thu 3 May 6pm

Eden Court, Inverness Thu 17 May 7.15pm Sat 19 May 7.15pm*† Tosca Unwrapped | Fri 18 May 6pm

Anthony Besch’s celebrated production has travelled to opera houses around the world since it was first created for Scottish Opera in 1980. Masterfully conceived by a consummate storyteller, Besch’s much-loved production transports Puccini’s powerful drama to Fascist Italy in the 1930s, a setting entirely in tune with the dark intensity of this passionate tale.

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Wed 23 May 7.15pm Fri 25 May 7.15pm Sun 27 May 4pm* Thu 31 May 7.15pm Sat 2 Jun 7.15pm† Tosca Unwrapped | Thu 24 May 6pm

Floria Tosca, a famous diva living in Rome, is engaged to Mario Cavaradossi.

But Scarpia, the sadistic Chief of Police, is infatuated with her and plans to kill her lover and take her for himself. As Scarpia’s schemes unfold, Tosca and Cavaradossi are drawn into a devastating chain of events that has little chance of ending well.

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Thu 7 Jun 7.30pm Sat 9 Jun 7.30pm*† Tosca Unwrapped | Fri 8 Jun 6pm

Puccini’s music, at times heartbreakingly tender, at times powerful and harrowing, captures the sweeping span of this epic story – from the exquisite stillness of a silent dawn in Rome, to the raw drama of Tosca’s final, desperate plight. Susannah Glanville, star of Opera North’s 2009 production, returns to the role of Tosca and English baritone Robert Poulton is Scarpia. Spanish tenor José Ferrero makes his Scottish Opera debut as Cavaradossi.

Running time approximately 2 hrs 45 mins *Pre-show talk †Audio-described performance/Touch Tour 11

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Audio Description & Touch Tours Mention opera and most people think of singing and music – but this is only part of the overall experience.

What about scenery, costumes, lighting, direction and choreography? Audio Description helps visually impaired patrons enjoy the opera experience with live commentary designed to tell the listener of the major moves and events in the performance without compromising the music.

Prior to all Audio-described performances there is also a Touch Tour of the set, costumes and props on the stage.

Tickets for Audio-described performances and Touch Tours must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. Please call the Box Office at your chosen venue. Guide dogs are welcome.

Advance information about each opera is also available on CD and in large-format print. To be included on our free mailing list please contact Iona Jack on 0141 248 4567 or email iona.jack@scottishopera.org.uk Audio-described performances are listed below.

Touch Tours start at 6pm for evening performances and 2.45pm for Sunday matinees.

The Barber of Seville Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sat 29 Oct 7.15pm Sat 5 Nov 7.15pm Sat 12 Nov 7.30pm Sat 19 Nov 7.15pm

Hansel and Gretel Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sun 12 Feb 4pm Sat 18 Feb 7.15pm

The Rake’s Progress Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sun 25 Mar 4pm Sat 31 Mar 7.15pm

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Tosca Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness Festival Theatre Edinburgh His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

Sat 12 May 7.15pm Sat 19 May 7.15pm Sat 2 Jun 7.15pm Sat 9 Jun 7.30pm

Visit scottishopera.org.uk or contact your local Box Office to book.

Free Events Supported by Garfield Weston Foundation

Opera Unwrapped Whether you’re new to opera or an old hand, you can find out more at Opera Unwrapped, a free hour-long taster that gives you the chance to see what the shows we stage are all about.

You’ll hear highlights from singers, and be introduced to the principal characters from the opera, the plot and some key scenes.

Learn about props, lighting, direction and some of the theatrical secrets behind the production. Join The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, singers and backstage crew to find out everything you need to know to make the most of your night at the opera.

Tickets are free but should be reserved by calling the Box Office at your chosen venue.

The Barber of Seville Unwrapped Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Thu 20 Oct 6pm Fri 4 Nov 6pm Fri 11 Nov 6pm Wed 16 Nov 6pm

Hansel and Gretel Unwrapped Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Tue 7 Feb 6pm Wed 15 Feb 6pm

The Rake’s Progress Unwrapped Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Tue 20 Mar 6pm Wed 28 Mar 6pm

Tosca Unwrapped Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness Festival Theatre Edinburgh His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

Thu 3 May 6pm Fri 18 May 6pm Thu 24 May 6pm Fri 8 Jun 6pm

Pre-show talks

A Little Bit of…

Want to know even more about the opera you’re going to see? Look out for a performance with a Pre-show talk. These free half-hour sessions delve deeper into the opera, enhancing your enjoyment and extending your knowledge of the piece.

A Little Bit of… performances take opera out of the theatre, with the full-scale shows we are performing in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen cleverly re-written into lively 20-minute versions.

Tickets are free but should be reserved by calling the Box Office at your chosen venue. Limited availability.

The Barber of Seville Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sat 29 Oct 6pm Sat 5 Nov 6pm Sat 12 Nov 6pm Sat 19 Nov 6pm

Based on a form of Japanese storytelling, the stories unfold as a series of colourful illustrations, brought to life by a storyteller, singer and two players from our orchestra.

Look out for performances in bookshops, cafés and community venues near you. Dates and venues will be confirmed soon – keep an eye on scottishopera.org.uk for more details.

Hansel and Gretel Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sun 12 Feb 2.45pm Sat 18 Feb 6pm

The Rake’s Progress Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sun 25 Mar 2.45pm Sat 31 Mar 6pm

Tosca Theatre Royal Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness Festival Theatre Edinburgh His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

Sun 6 May 2.45pm Sat 19 May 6pm Sun 27 May 2.45pm Sat 9 Jun 6pm

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NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English A Co-production with Company Chordelia Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Conductor Jessica Cottis Director/Choreographer Kally Lloyd-Jones Designer Janis Hart Lighting Daniel Murfin SINGERS Anna I Nadine Livingston Brother Damian Thantrey Mother David Morrison Father Iain Paton Brother Peter Van Hulle

Kurt Weill

The Seven Deadly Sins Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s sassy 1930s satire is a remarkable fusion of opera, dance and theatre. It’s a piece that doesn’t sit comfortably in your average theatre, so we’ve chosen unusual and intimate venues (both old Art Deco cinemas) with traditional cabaret-style seating. Each performance is also preceded by rarely seen documentary film footage from the time, setting the scene for the gritty period style of the piece.

Anna I and Anna II (two facets of one personality) set out to make money to build their impoverished family a house but are soon thrust into the seedier side of down-and-out Depression-era America. On their travels, they are faced with each of the seven deadly sins in turn, and though one pushes the other to sacrifice her integrity for financial gain, they appear to escape unscathed. But is failing to engage in life to avoid temptation a virtue, or is it the worst sin of all?

Weill’s synthesis of jazz, barbershop and classical styles deftly steers the mood of the story. With the girls’ ‘family’ played by a barbershop quartet, a man in the role of mother, and a full orchestration that mixes brass and banjo, there’s more than a hint of the traditional cabaret of 1930s Berlin in this gutsy show.

With The Orchestra of Scottish Opera.

DANCERS Anna II Kirsty Pollock Male Roles Peter Baldwin ACTOR Nicole Owens

Show times listed below – doors and bar open 40 minutes before each show, during which time film footage will be shown.

Unreserved seating

HMV Picture House Lothian Road, Edinburgh Mon 29 Aug 9pm Sat 3 Sep 7pm & 9pm

O2ABC Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Wed 31 Aug 9pm Thu 1 Sep 9pm

Running time approximately 40 mins Tickets on sale 10 June 2011 Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details 17

NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English A Music Theatre Wales production

Conductor Michael Rafferty Director Michael McCarthy Designer Simon Banham Lighting Designer Ace McCarron Mum Sally Silver Dad Richard Suart Wife Louise Winter Eddy Marcus Farnsworth

‘Music Theatre Wales is one of Britain’s most able and inventive touring opera companies’ Opera Now Mark-Anthony Turnage

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Thu 1 Sep 7.30pm Fri 2 Sep 7.30pm

Greek For a third consecutive year, Scottish Opera is teaming up with Music Theatre Wales and the Traverse Theatre to present a fantastic opportunity to see and hear groundbreaking and stimulating contemporary opera.

A modern re-telling of the Oedipus myth, Turnage’s brilliant and provocative opera exploded onto the stage in 1988. Based on a play by Steven Berkoff, Greek exposes the seedy, boozy East End London world of Eddy and his family. Stuck in a rut, Eddy longs for more, and when he is told of a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother he is appalled, leaving home to seek a different life. But can he escape his fate?

Recently celebrated for his opera Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House, this is a rare chance to hear Turnage’s equally punchy first opera. Swinging from demonic energy to soulful intensity, his jazz-influenced score vividly conveys the overt theatricality of the characters in this brazenly visceral contemporary classic.

PLEASE NOTE: Contains strong language

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NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English A Co-production with Northern Ireland Opera New translation by Rory Bremner Supported by The Alexander Gibson Circle

Jacques Offenbach

Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach’s irreverent romp features some of the funniest dialogue and daftest situations in French opera. Originally written to satirise the government of Napoleon III’s France, here the action is updated to the present day, as director Oliver Mears (Artistic Director of Northern Ireland Opera) draws gleeful parallels with our media-savvy, celebrity-obsessed world.

Eurydice is married to Orpheus, a musician who, in her opinion, plays the violin badly.

Really badly. Fed up with her husband, she falls for the randy and devious Pluto and is soon caught up in a somewhat hellish situation. Meanwhile, bored to tears and spying an interesting situation unfolding, Public Opinion muscles in to ‘help’ Orpheus rescue his wife. But does she want to be rescued?

Offenbach’s catchy tunes and wicked sense of humour take the characters from one ridiculous situation to another, all culminating in his riotous ‘Cancan’. With a specially commissioned translation by comedian and political satirist Rory Bremner, this promises to be a fast-moving evening of wit, mayhem and madness.

Become a member of The Alexander Gibson Circle and help bring new productions like this to the stage. See page 34 for details.

Conductor† Music Directors/ Pianists††

Derek Clark

Director Designer Lighting Designer Choreogapher

Claire Haslin Ruth Wilkinson Oliver Mears Simon Holdsworth Giuseppe di Iorio Anna Morrissey

Orpheus Eurydice Public Opinion Jupiter Diana Pluto/Aristaeus John Styx/Mars Venus/Cupid Juno Mercury

Nicholas Sharratt Jane Harrington Máire Flavin Brendan Collins Daire Halpin Gavan Ring Ross McInroy* Marie Claire Breen* Olivia Ray Christopher Diffey

†Orchestra-accompanied performances (reduced orchestration by Tony Burke) ††Piano-accompanied performances *Scottish Opera Emerging Artist

Touring Scotland 8 Sep to 22 Oct Piano-accompanied performances touring to: Glasgow, Fort William, Portree, Stornoway, Wick, Tain, Fraserburgh, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Linlithgow, Lerwick, Aboyne, Kelso, Irvine and Helensburgh.

Chamber orchestra-accompanied performances touring to: Stirling, Dumfries and Dundee.

See Performance Diary on page 40 for full dates and venues.

Also touring Northern Ireland from 24 Oct to 5 Nov. See niopera.com for full dates and venues.

Running time approximately 2 hrs 15 mins Tickets on sale July 2011 Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details 21

NEW PRODUCTION Sung in English with English supertitles A Co-production with the RSAMD

‘Everyone wins when Scottish Opera does its annual collaboration with the RSAMD’Opera Conductor Timothy Dean

Sergei Prokofiev

Betrothal in a Monastery

Theatre Royal Glasgow Fri 20 Jan 7.15pm Sat 21 Jan 7.15pm

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Thu 26 Jan 7.15pm Sat 28 Jan 7.15pm

Now in its seventh successful year, our ambitious Winter collaboration with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (which will be known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland from September 2011) is an important opportunity not only for us to offer broader repertoire for our audiences, but also for Scottish Opera to provide support, encouragement and hands-on experience for students at the start of their professional careers.

Our work together continues with our third Prokofiev opera, following the success of 2009’s Love for Three Oranges and 2010’s War and Peace (shortlisted for an RPS Music Award). Based on Sheridan’s play The Duenna, this whacky but very human comedy celebrates all that is young love. Two boys, two girls, a greedy fish merchant and a bevy of monks who are more likely to be found drinking than praying…

Prokofiev’s gift for sparkling wit and satire is never far away and his score is an explosion of colour and lyricism with a host of unforgettable melodies.

Singers from the RSAMD’s opera programme perform with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, who also act as mentors for the conservatoire’s young musicians. Scottish Opera’s senior specialist artisans and technicians work with the RSAMD’s costume makers, set builders and lighting and stage technicians throughout the process of creating this production.

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Opera Highlights Supported by The Friends of Scottish Opera

‘I can only speak in superlatives about Scottish Opera’s visit. That such a high quality performance should be made available to us way down here in the sticks is awesome’ Audience member 2011

Scottish Opera hits the road once more in January, travelling to village halls, community centres and theatres with a selection of opera highlights from around the world.

Full of energy, versatility and plenty of humour, four fantastic young singers and a pianist introduce a line-up of excerpts from well-known operas along with some surprises from lesser-known works. An annual favourite with audiences across Scotland, this gem of an evening has something for everyone, from seasoned fans to opera first-timers.

31 Jan to 3 Mar 2012 Visiting 15 venues throughout Scotland Tickets on sale late 2011 Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details Become a Friend of Scottish Opera for just £35 a year and help make this tour happen. See page 34 for details.

St Andrew’s in the Square What better way to while away a Sunday afternoon than listening to a top-class orchestra in a relaxed and atmospheric setting?

Our St Andrew’s in the Square concert series has become a regular highlight in Glasgow’s musical calendar. The beautifully restored Georgian church provides the perfect setting for The Orchestra of Scottish Opera to leave the pit and take centre stage.

This season’s concerts are curated and conducted by Scottish Opera Music Director Francesco Corti and the varied programme features a mix of Romantic and 20thcentury repertoire. Popular works by Brahms, Schumann and Mendelssohn sit alongside the music of Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Martucci, a contemporary of Puccini, giving an insight into the worlds and work of some of the composers who feature in our mainstage season.

Advance booking is highly recommended for these popular Sunday afternoon concerts.

Sun 30 Oct 2011 3pm Sun 11 Mar 2012 3pm Sun 13 May 2012 3pm

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Join in Activities for kids of all ages – from 1 to 21!

Parent & Toddler Class

Scottish Opera Connect

NEW FOR 2011 For 1 to 3 year olds

For 14 to 21 year olds

This fun, weekly class for toddlers and their carers features songs, rhymes, movement games and storytelling inspired by the language and culture of Spain. Featuring percussion instruments, props, puppets and more, the classes are led by Daniela Hathaway, a native Spanish speaker, Colourstrings-trained teacher and classical singer.

Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow Wed 24 Aug to Wed 12 Oct 2011 10.30am-11.45am On sale Summer 2011. Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details.

Scottish Opera Connect gives aspiring 14 to 21 year-old singers and orchestral musicians a unique, practical introduction to the skills and experience needed to perform opera. The programme offers the chance to develop knowledge, technique and creative skills under the expert tutelage of Scotland’s top opera professionals.

Connect Chorus Our Connect Chorus meets throughout the year for a programme of evening and weekend workshops, running from September to March. Composers, conductors, voice coaches, stage directors, choreographers and wardrobe designers come together to lead sessions on everything from singing and stagecraft to Alexander Technique and backstage management.

Sing Up Saturdays

Connect Orchestra

For 3 to 10 year olds

Like Connect Chorus, our Connect Orchestra follows a programme of evening and weekend sessions running from September to March. Professional players from The Orchestra of Scottish Opera work with the group as mentors throughout the course, helping to develop the skills needed to perform opera.

Opera is all about telling exciting, larger-than-life stories in which fantastic and sometimes unbelievable things happen, so it’s the perfect art form for kids to really let go and enjoy themselves. These weekly classes are run by a small, handpicked team of singers, language teachers, and drama and art specialists. Through song, games, art activities, drama, dance and more, they bring to life the music, language, culture and traditions of Spain and Italy, the home of opera.

AUTUMN TERM 2011 SPRING TERM 2012 SUMMER TERM 2012

Sat 8 Oct to Sat 26 Nov Sat 4 Feb to Sat 24 Mar Sat 28 Apr to Sat 23 Jun

On sale Summer 2011. Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details.

Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details of 2012’s Connect courses.

This year’s groups will have the chance to perform in The Second Hurricane, Aaron Copland’s atmospheric opera about a group of children stranded in a Midwestern hurricane in the 1930s.

Scottish Opera Production Studios Sun 18 Mar 2012, 3.30pm and 6pm On sale early 2012. Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details.

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SensoryO BabyO, our groundbreaking show for 6 to 18 month olds, is off around the world this year to festivals from Manchester to New Zealand. Following on from its phenomenal success, we’ve created a brand-new interactive performance for toddlers and their carers.

Aimed at kids between the ages of 18 and 36 months, SensoryO is an engaging 30-minute show, rich in sound and music. Performed on an inviting and tactile set, with its unique audience in mind, SensoryO is designed to introduce toddlers to live performance and to help develop their linguistic skills in an informal and intimate environment.

Touring Scotland May 2012

Do you want to help develop the show?

We’re holding research and development sessions at London’s Tête à Tête festival on 13 and 14 Aug 2011.

Go to tete-a-tete.org.uk for details on how to get involved.

AerialO Combining music, movement, film animation and specialist aerial flying techniques, AerialO is an inspiring performance arts programme for young people and adults with additional learning needs and physical disabilities. A team of singers, musicians and dancers will lead groups in workshops during which they will devise their own content for a performance, inspired by the whimsical music and larger-than-life characters in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld.

The groups will come together in November 2011 for a short residency, culminating in a free public performance accompanied by members of The Orchestra of Scottish Opera.

Created in partnership with Water Baby Dance Company and Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company.

Scottish Opera Production Studios Tue 8 Nov 7.30pm Tickets available late Summer 2011 Go to scottishopera.org.uk for details

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OUT! Marie Claire Breen

Shuna Scott Sendall

Ross McInroy

T in the Park

Emerging Artists

We’re packing up our tent and our wellies this summer to take part in Scotland’s biggest music festival. Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Tom Jones are just some of the acts that are headlining three days of the world’s biggest bands, alongside a debut appearance from Scottish Opera.

Our Emerging Artists programme gives young singers the opportunity of a lifetime – a year of full-time work with the Company to help them launch their careers.

T in the Park is always a sell-out and 85,000 people are heading to Perthshire in July to see over 200 artists performing. The festival has built up a reputation for offering their audiences that little bit more and is always on the look out for new ways to entertain. And that’s where we come in. We’ll be performing one of our A Little Bit of… shows (see page 15) in ‘Healthy T’ – one of T in the Park’s most popular areas – where festival goers can get away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy a range of healthy food and alternative entertainment.

Balado, Kinross-shire | 8 to 10 July 2011

Run in partnership with the RSAMD, the programme offers graduate singers a wide range of opportunities over the year. Designed to build performance experience, the singers have the chance to perform or understudy principal roles, as well as taking vocal coaching, acting, movement and language sessions, and gaining professional guidance on working in the industry.

‘It is the most perfect job I could think of at this stage in my career. I can’t think of many other peers who have such a fantastic opportunity coming straight out of a conservatoire.’

Marie Claire Breen, Emerging Artist 2010/11 and 2011/12

This year’s Emerging Artists are: Marie Claire Breen Ross McInroy Shuna Scott Sendall The John Mather Charitable Trust Emerging Artist

You can become an Emerging Artists Benefactor and directly support the talent of the future. If you’re interested in supporting this invaluable programme, contact the Fundraising and Sponsorship team on 0141 242 0593 for details.

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Schools Scottish Opera’s education activities range from our ever-popular Primary Schools Tour to secondary schools workshops and one-off creative collaborations with local councils and communities.

Bookings are now being taken for our 2011/12 Primary Schools Tour. If you would like to book for this, or any of our other projects, or would like to speak to someone about arranging a creative collaboration with Scottish Opera, call the Education Department on 0141 332 9559 or go to scottishopera.org.uk for more information.

Primary Schools Tour Our Primary Schools Tours help teachers all over Scotland deliver aspects of A Curriculum for Excellence.

These children’s operas make learning exciting, challenging and creative and allow pupils to participate in a high-quality, day-long music theatre workshop, ending with a performance for parents and guests.

Opera Unwrapped for Children A glimpse behind the scenes of our opera productions.

This year primary pupils will hear the orchestra, singers and backstage crew introducing the plot, characters and music of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Puccini’s Tosca.

The Big Bang Show Music by Marion Christie Lyrics by Ross Stenhouse The Big Bang Show takes kids on a whistle-stop tour of the creation of the universe and explores the wonderful world of energy. Three groups representing fossil fuels, nuclear power, and wind, water and sun debate which is best, until Mother Earth points out some home truths, and urges us all to think about how we use energy while there is still time...

SPRING TERM 2012 23 Jan to 30 Mar SUMMER TERM 2012 16 Apr to 22 Jun

They will find out what opera is, what makes it unique, and discover some secrets from behind the scenes.

They will also see how the costumes, sets, props, lighting, singers and orchestra come together to create an opera live on stage.

Workshops for Secondary Pupils This Autumn, Scottish Opera’s production of Orpheus in the Underworld is visiting theatres, community centres and village halls across Scotland. Pupils from secondary schools will be taking part in workshops linked to their curriculum, led by Scottish Opera staff and designed to explore the music, characters and background to the opera.

They will also see the show in their local venue, giving them the chance to see everything they’ve learned live on stage, performed by professional singers.

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Supporting Scottish Opera Each year, a huge number of individuals, charitable trusts and businesses support our work. Their commitment is invaluable in helping us produce the range and quality of productions that we stage each year. See how they’ve helped us below and find out more about how you can get involved over the page…

‘These are difficult times for arts institutions and for those pursuing a career in the arts so we’re delighted to be able to help Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists realise their full potential.’

‘The Scottish Opera Syndicate is a really innovative way for passionate opera goers to forge closer links with the Company, and being able to help bring such quality work as The Marriage of Figaro to the stage is fantastically rewarding.’

Bill Mackay, Trustee, The John Mather Charitable Trust

Geoff Ball, Chairman of The Scottish Opera Syndicate

‘The Friends of Scottish Opera were thrilled to support Opera Highlights 2011 and we hope that many of the enthusiastic new audience members will now be inspired to come to more of Scottish Opera’s productions.’

‘You really feel part of Scottish Opera as a Patron of The Alexander Gibson Circle. I enjoy going to special events and knowing that my support helps new productions come to life.’

Lizanne McKerrell, Friends’ Chairman

John Dewey, Platinum Patron

Main picture: Caryl Hughes as Cherubino, Roderick Williams as Count Almaviva and Nadine Livingston as Susanna in 2010’s The Marriage of Figaro.

A huge thank you to our business supporters:

Thanks also to our in-kind sponsors: Accenture, Cameron Presentations, CCB, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Grenzebach Glier + Associates, Inverarity One to One, Laurence Smith & Son – Wine & Spirit Shippers, Linde Material Handling Scotland Ltd, Lyon & Turnbull, Mint Hotel, Northlink Ferries, Pandaprint, The Poster Company, Smart Graphics and Valvona & Crolla.

You can make a difference

Set your business apart

The collective donations of Alexander Gibson Circle patrons support one production each season – this year Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. With a gift of £150 or more each year, you can become a member of our family of supporters, enjoying a closer relationship with the Company with benefits including invitations to Directors’ Presentations and special events with our artists. Join today and get more out of your love of opera.

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Giving for the future…

Have you considered leaving a legacy to Scottish Opera?

Become a member of the Dame Janet Baker Circle and join a growing group of individuals who are committed to remembering Scottish Opera in their wills.

‘I would like to invite you to join the Dame Janet Baker Circle and enjoy a closer relationship with Scottish Opera, proud in the knowledge that your legacy will benefit the Company for generations to come.’ Dame Janet Baker

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Align yourself to the brilliance of what goes on onstage with our range of performance sponsorship options Dazzle clients by treating them to a night at the opera with one of our entertainment packages Enhance your CSR programme by supporting our education and outreach activities Showcase your goods and services by providing in-kind sponsorship

Transforming Theatre Royal Glasgow We’re starting an ambitious project to transform the Theatre Royal into a world-class venue that will serve and inspire audiences for years to come. As owners of the theatre, we’ve worked hard over the years to preserve the magnificent A-listed auditorium. Now we’re turning our attention to the public spaces front of house: a new foyer area will transform the public usage of the building and better audience facilities, including new lifts, will improve the experience of all who visit. With opening timed to coincide with the 2014 Commonwealth Games, there’s lots of work to be done and we’re planning a major fundraising campaign later this year. Look out for more information coming soon.

From less than £3 a month, you can join The Friends of Scottish Opera. You’ll be invited to special events in your local area as well as receiving Brio, our Friends magazine.

This season the Friends are also supporting our Opera Highlights tour.

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Hire our Technical Know-how All the scenery, costumes and props featured in our productions are created or sourced by the talented staff at our Production Studios in Glasgow. These highly skilled artisans also work on a wide variety of external projects, giving each one the same attention to detail and high level of care.

The Wardrobe Department undertakes period and contemporary tailoring and dressmaking, and has just finished working with the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Ayrshire to create a historically exact wig and costume for a model of the bard himself. In the past year they have also made costumes for Scottish Ballet’s Cinderella, Welsh National Opera’s Die Meistersinger and the Théâtre du Châtelet’s production of Sweeney Todd.

The teams in our Scenic Workshops build and finish scenery and props to an excellent standard, using a variety of methods and materials. In the past year, our carpenters, metal workers, prop makers and painters have worked on the National Theatre of Scotland’s Peter Pan, Scottish Ballet’s Alice, the Royal Opera House’s Clemency, Peter Mullan’s award-winning film Neds and Film 4’s The Eagle.

Our extensive stock of props, costumes and accessories is available for hire, and our workshops can be commissioned by external clients.

For more information or to make an enquiry, contact our Technical Department on 0141 332 9559.

Theatre Royal Glasgow 282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA | ambassadortickets.com/glasgow

Prices include £1 per ticket towards the restoration of the Theatre Royal.

TICKET PRICES £10-£67 BOX OFFICE Phone Sales: 0844 871 7647 9am-10pm, Monday-Saturday & 10am-8pm, Sunday Counter Sales: in advance King’s Theatre, Bath Street, 10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday Theatre Royal Box Office from 1 hour before performances Online Sales: ambassadortickets.com/glasgow YOU CAN PAY BY Visa, Mastercard and Maestro. Please make cheques payable to Glasgow Theatres Ltd. A booking fee applies to all bookings excluding those made in person at the Box Office.

DAY SEATS £8.50 There is a limited number of tickets available from 10am on the day of the performance.

They can be booked in person at the King’s Theatre or by telephone. We reserve the right to limit the number of tickets to a maximum of two per person.

DISCOUNTS (*except Fri and Sat eves) Full-time students and unwaged – £8.50 standby ticket, subject to availability on day of performance from 10am, in person at the King’s Theatre with valid ID. Limited to one per person.

Wheelchair users and Audio-description patrons – £11 tickets, all performances. *Over 60s and people with disabilities – £3 off tickets priced £10 or more. *Groups of 8 or more – 25% off all ticket prices. Call Group Bookings on 0844 871 7602, 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday.

ARE YOU UNDER 26? £10 TICKETS OFFER Book any ticket in any part of the theatre in advance of the performance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets from the Box Office. Visit scottishopera.org.uk for further details.

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Festival Theatre Edinburgh 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT | festivaltheatre.org.uk

Prices shown include a contribution to the Theatres Development Fund.

TICKET PRICES £16.50-£67.50 BOX OFFICE Phone Sales: 0131 529 6000 11am-6pm, Monday-Saturday Counter Sales: 10am-6pm, Monday-Saturday (until curtain up on performance nights) Online Sales: festivaltheatre.org.uk Text relay: 18001 0131 529 6003 YOU CAN PAY BY Visa/Delta, Mastercard and Maestro. Please make cheques payable to Festival City Theatres Trust.

A booking and handling fee applies to all bookings excluding those made in person at the Box Office.

DAY SEATS £10 There is a limited number of tickets available from 10am on the day of the performance.

They can be booked in person only. We reserve the right to limit the number of tickets to a maximum of two per person.

DISCOUNTS (*except Fri and Sat eves) *Full-time students and unwaged – £9.50 standby ticket, subject to availability on the day of performance from 10am, in person with valid ID. *Over 60s, unwaged, people with disabilities, Equity members, Arts workers, Friends of the Festival and King’s Theatres, NHS employees, YoungScot card holders and full-time students – £3 off tickets (excluding day seats).

People with disabilities/Wheelchair users/Audio-description patrons – please contact Box Office for details. *Groups of 8 or more – £6 off Stalls and Dress Circle seats. Call Group Bookings on 0131 529 6005. *Schools/youth groups of 10 or more – £10 Stalls or Upper Circle. One teacher free for every 10 pupils booked. Call Group Bookings on 0131 529 6005.

ARE YOU UNDER 26? £10 TICKETS OFFER Book any ticket in any part of the theatre in advance of the performance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets from the Box Office. Visit scottishopera.org.uk for further details.

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His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL | boxofficeaberdeen.com

Prices include £1 per ticket towards the theatre’s restoration fund.

TICKET PRICES £16.50-£50 BOX OFFICE Phone Sales: 01224 641122 9.30am-6pm, Monday-Saturday Counter Sales: Music Hall and His Majesty’s Theatre 9.30am-6pm, Monday-Saturday (His Majesty’s Theatre Box Office 8pm on performance nights) Online Sales: boxofficeaberdeen.com YOU CAN PAY BY Visa, Mastercard and Maestro/Switch. Please make cheques payable to Aberdeen Performing Arts. Booking fees apply.

DISCOUNTS Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts – £4 off Thursday performances.

Concessions: Students, over 60s, unemployed, claimants, people with disabilities and companion – £3 off tickets priced £15 or more.

Audio-description patrons – please contact Box Office for details.

Groups of 8 or more – £3 off plus one free ticket for every 15 purchased.

Please email groups@aberdeenperformingarts.com.

Schools groups of 10 or more – £10 plus one free for every 10 booked.

Rear Stalls or Upper Circle only.

ARE YOU UNDER 26? £10 TICKETS OFFER Book any ticket in any part of the theatre in advance of the performance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets from the Box Office. Visit scottishopera.org.uk for further details.

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Eden Court, Inverness Bishops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA | eden-court.co.uk

TICKET PRICES £15.50-£49 BOX OFFICE Phone Sales: 01463 234234 10am-9pm, Monday-Sunday Counter Sales: 10am-9pm, Monday-Sunday Online Sales: eden-court.co.uk YOU CAN PAY BY Visa, Mastercard and Maestro. Please make cheques payable to Eden Court. A booking fee applies to all bookings made over the internet or on the phone. No booking fee applies to bookings made in person.

DISCOUNTS Eden Court Friends – £2 off all seats.

Concessions: Students, over 60s, Jobseekers Allowance, ES40s, Registered Disabled plus companion – £3 off tickets priced £15 or more.

Audio-description patrons – please contact Box Office for details.

Groups of 10 or more – buy 10 tickets, get 11th free.

Schools groups of 10 or more – £9 plus one teacher free for every 10 pupils booked.

ARE YOU UNDER 26? £10 TICKETS OFFER Book any ticket in any part of the theatre in advance of the performance and show valid ID when you collect your tickets from the Box Office. Visit scottishopera.org.uk for further details.

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Performance Diary 2011/12 Date

Event

Venue

July 2011

8-10 Jul

T in the Park

Balado, Kinross-shire

August 2011

Mon 29 Aug 9pm Wed 31 Aug 9pm

The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Deadly Sins

HMV Picture House, Edinburgh O2ABC, Glasgow

September 2011

Thu 1 Sep 7.30pm Thu 1 Sep 9pm Fri 2 Sep 7.30pm Sat 3 Sep 7pm Sat 3 Sep 9pm Thu 8 Sep 7.30pm Sat 10 Sep 7.30pm Sun 11 Sep 4pm Tue 13 Sep 7.30pm Thu 15 Sep 7.30pm Sat 17 Sep 7.30pm Tue 20 Sep 7.30pm Thu 22 Sep 7.30pm Sat 24 Sep 7.30pm Tue 27 Sep 7.30pm Thu 29 Sep 7.30pm

Greek The Seven Deadly Sins Greek The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Deadly Sins Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh O2ABC, Glasgow Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh HMV Picture House, Edinburgh HMV Picture House, Edinburgh Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Glasgow The Nevis Centre, Fort William The Aros Centre, Portree An Lanntair, Stornoway Wick High School The Duthac Centre, Tain Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh One Touch, Eden Court, Inverness Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

October 2011

Sat 1 Oct 7.30pm Tue 4 Oct 7.30pm Thu 6 Oct 7.30pm Sat 8 Oct 7.30pm Wed 12 Oct 7.30pm Sat 15 Oct 7.30pm Tue 18 Oct 7.30pm Thu 20 Oct 7.30pm Thu 20 Oct 6pm Fri 21 Oct 7.15pm Sat 22 Oct 7.30pm Sun 23 Oct 4pm Tue 25 Oct 7.15pm Thu 27 Oct 7.15pm Sat 29 Oct 7.15pm Sun 30 Oct 3pm

Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld Barber Unwrapped The Barber of Seville Orpheus in the Underworld The Barber of Seville The Barber of Seville The Barber of Seville The Barber of Seville Orchestral Concert

Linlithgow Academy Macrobert, Stirling Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries Gardyne Theatre, Dundee The Garrison Theatre, Lerwick Deeside Theatre, Aboyne Tait Hall, Kelso Magnum Theatre, Irvine Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Victoria Halls, Helensburgh Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow

November 2011

Thu 3 Nov 7.15pm Fri 4 Nov 6pm Sat 5 Nov 7.15pm Tue 8 Nov 7.30pm Thu 10 Nov 7.30pm Fri 11 Nov 6pm Sat 12 Nov 7.30pm

The Barber of Seville Barber Unwrapped The Barber of Seville AerialO The Barber of Seville Barber Unwrapped The Barber of Seville

Eden Court, Inverness Eden Court, Inverness Eden Court, Inverness Production Studios, Glasgow His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

November 2011cont

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012

May 2012

June 2012

Tue 15 Nov 7.15pm Wed 16 Nov 6pm Thu 17 Nov 7.15pm Sat 19 Nov 7.15pm

The Barber of Seville Barber Unwrapped The Barber of Seville The Barber of Seville

Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Fri 20 Jan 7.15pm Sat 21 Jan 7.15pm Thu 26 Jan 7.15pm Sat 28 Jan 7.15pm

Betrothal in a Monastery Betrothal in a Monastery Betrothal in a Monastery Betrothal in a Monastery

Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sat 4 Feb 7.15pm Tue 7 Feb 6pm Wed 8 Feb 7.15pm Fri 10 Feb 7.15pm Sun 12 Feb 4pm Tue 14 Feb 7.15pm Wed 15 Feb 6pm Thu 16 Feb 7.15pm Sat 18 Feb 7.15pm

Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Unwrapped Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Unwrapped Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel

Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sun 11 Mar 3pm Sat 17 Mar 7.15pm Sun 18 Mar 3.30pm & 6pm Tue 20 Mar 6pm Wed 21 Mar 7.15pm Fri 23 Mar 7.15pm Sun 25 Mar 4pm Tue 27 Mar 7.15pm Wed 28 Mar 6pm Thu 29 Mar 7.15pm Sat 31 Mar 7.15pm

Orchestral Concert The Rake’s Progress The Second Hurricane Rake Unwrapped The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress Rake Unwrapped The Rake’s Progress The Rake’s Progress

St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Production Studios, Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Thu 3 May 6pm Fri 4 May 7.15pm Sun 6 May 4pm Tue 8 May 7.15pm Thu 10 May 7.15pm Sat 12 May 7.15pm Sun 13 May 3pm Thu 17 May 7.15pm Fri 18 May 6pm Sat 19 May 7.15pm Wed 23 May 7.15pm Thu 24 May 6pm Fri 25 May 7.15pm Sun 27 May 4pm Thu 31 May 7.15pm

Tosca Unwrapped Tosca Tosca Tosca Tosca Tosca Orchestral Concert Tosca Tosca Unwrapped Tosca Tosca Tosca Unwrapped Tosca Tosca Tosca

Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow Theatre Royal Glasgow St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow Eden Court, Inverness Eden Court, Inverness Eden Court, Inverness Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Sat 2 Jun 7.15pm Thu 7 Jun 7.30pm Fri 8 Jun 6pm Sat 9 Jun 7.30pm

Tosca Tosca Tosca Unwrapped Tosca

Festival Theatre Edinburgh His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen

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