SCOTTISH OPERA'S NIXON IN CHINA NOMINATED FOR RPS AWARD
We are thrilled to have been nominated at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards in the Opera and Theatre Category for our production of Nixon in China earlier this year.
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We are thrilled to have been nominated at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards in the Opera and Theatre Category for our production of Nixon in China earlier this year.
While an Autumn tour of Opera Highlights usually sees four singers and a pianist travelling the length and breadth of Scotland, this year’s online production is a celebration of opera, music and performance in the time of social distancing. The digital production, filmed in the theatre of The Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, will be available to audiences across Scotland and beyond on Scottish Opera’s website on Sunday 25 October at 6pm, which coincides with World Opera Day.
We are delighted to have been working with our friends at D’Oyly Carte Opera over the last few weeks to bring the extensive music hire library of Gilbert and Sullivan to our Elmbank Crescent offices in Glasgow, which also houses an extensive library of scores, orchestral and vocal parts.
We are delighted to welcome our talented new group of singers to the 20/21 Emerging Artists programme- Scottish soprano Catriona Hewitson, French mezzo-soprano Margo Arsane, Chinese tenor Shengzhi Ren and Scottish baritone Arthur Bruce.
Scottish Opera have announced plans to collaborate with the Scottish Book Trust on a project for primary school pupils called Arts Alive. A new pilot programme for schools which will be delivered by Scottish Book Trust in 2021 involves all of Scotland's National Performing Companies – Scottish Ballet, National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.