Scottish Opera announces 2015/16 season

Scottish Opera has announced details of its vibrant new season, showcasing seven powerful operas featuring drama, romance, fairy-tale and comedy. Welcoming back a host of talented cast and creatives from recent years alongside some exciting new faces, and spanning four centuries in four languages, the season features ten shows, two world premieres, six new productions and 111 performances in 46 venues across 41 towns over the next 12 months.

As always, the Company will tour extensively as part of Scottish Opera’s commitment to bringing top-quality opera to communities across the length and breadth of Scotland. Throughout the Autumn, while Carmen plays for audiences in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness, a new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte will roam to 19 smaller venues in the far flung corners of Scotland. Directed by Lissa Lorenzo, the piano-accompanied production will transport audiences to 1950s Italy in a stylish and romantic retelling of one of Mozart’s best-loved operas. Showcasing some of the best young singers around, this production features Emma Kerr and Jennifer France, both Scottish Opera Emerging Artists. In its 22nd year of touring, Opera Highlights will visit a further 18 even smaller or remoter venues across Scotland.