Scottish Opera

From Russia with love...

First up is Prokofiev's War and Peace, our latest and largest annual Winter collaboration with The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Prokofiev fans will be excited to learn that this is a new version of the opera, reworked with the composer's original intentions in mind and free from the Soviet era censorship which shaped the work we know today.

Find out more about this extrordinary world première

Back on the road

In two short weeks we're heading out and about around Scotland with our Opera Highlights tour. Tickets are now on sale and are available online - head to our website for a full run-down of dates and times, where you'll also find some little tour tasters - audio clips and company profiles.

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New Year, New Term

We’re gearing up for the start of this year’s classes for kids and there still time to join in. For 3 to 6 year olds, Sing up Saturdays explore the music, language and culture that shapes Spanish and Italian opera, through songs, games, drama and dance. And for 10 to 14 year olds Create an Opera does just that – explores everything involved in making and performing opera right through to a live stage performance.

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For all you early birds...

Now a little extra for all you e-subscribers. Five:15 returns in May for a three city tour, taking in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Although the repertoire and Aberdeen details are yet to be released, we can let you know that tickets for Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre and Glasgow’s Òran Mór shows are now on sale.

Tickets for both venues are available through the Traverse box office – bookings can be made online via our website or by calling 0131 228 1404.

Stay tuned for further Five:15 details

Meet the team

Every month we’re profiling members of the company and this time we’re having a closer look at two members of our admin team – Rona Chisholm, who is Assistant to the Orchestra and Concerts Director and Gordon Grant, our receptionist.

Read about their opera insights