William J A Parker Sep 10, 2020 5 min Scottish Opera peek above the parapet with an all-time operatic classic! **** This September, Scottish Opera threw open the curtain on one of the world’s most beloved operas, a Monday nighter as they say,...
William J A Parker Jun 12, 2020 12 min Interview with composer Samuel Bordoli ahead of the premiere of his 'The Narcissistic Fish' at SO Samuel, how does this new short opera, The Narcissistic Fish, relate to some of your other recent work, for example your other theatre...
William J A Parker Feb 19, 2020 2 min House filled to the rafters for Nixon in China ***** As former American president Nixon once said, "if you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and white notes...
William J A Parker Oct 17, 2019 2 min Scottish Opera's Tosca leaps to success! ***** Though none of the main characters in Puccini's Tosca survive to see the fall of the curtain, the atmosphere in the audience at the...
William J A Parker Oct 16, 2019 6 min Interview with Roland Wood who plays Scarpia in Scottish Opera's Tosca What is it like to return to Scottish Opera after some time away working on other productions elsewhere and what do you think is unique...
William J A Parker May 5, 2019 2 min Scottish Opera revive their steam-powered Flute... It is well-oiled! ***** Last night saw Scottish Opera revive a much-acclaimed 2012 production of Mozart's The Magic Flute originally directed by Sir Thomas...
William J A Parker Apr 28, 2019 6 min Interview with Tobias Ringborg who conducts The Magic Flute at Scottish Opera next month Tobias, so this production is a revival of a much-acclaimed 2012 production, directed by Sir Thomas Allen. It transports The Magic Flute...
William J A Parker Mar 14, 2019 2 min Move aside Titanic fans, this could be the most heartbreaking story of forbidden love of all time! ***** Undeterred by the fact that both the Royal Opera House and Opera North have also presented this late tragic opera of Janáček's this...
William J A Parker Feb 23, 2019 10 min Interview with Tenor Ric Furman who plays 'Boris' in Scottish Opera's Katya Kabanova by Janáček! Ric Furman is an American tenor praised by the Frankfurter Allgemeine for his “luminous vocal power” and by Seen and Heard International...
William J A Parker Jan 25, 2019 3 min SPOILER ALERT! Anthropocene's reception far from icy... **** Last night saw the world premiere of Scottish composer Stuart MacRae and English librettist Louise Welsh's gripping psychological...
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