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 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 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 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 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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