Double Bill
L’heure espagnole / The BearDates & Location
Lammermuir Festival, St Mary's Church, Haddington:
4 September 2025, 7.30pm
Theatre Royal Glasgow:
18 & 22 October 2025, 7.15pm
Festival Theatre Edinburgh:
15 November 2025, 7.15pm
This double bill of ludicrous adultery continues our long-running partnership with Lammermuir Festival.
Director Jacopo Spirei and designer Kenneth MacLeod interpret Ravel’s and Walton’s mini masterpieces for a modern audience, exploring treachery and romance with humour.
This concert staging is conducted by French opera expert Alexandra Cravero. The cast includes former Emerging and Associate Artist and Education Artist-in-Residence Lea Shaw; Chloe Harris and Edward Jowle returning as 2025/26 Emerging Artists, company favourite Jamie MacDougall, and new 2025/26 Emerging Artists Daniel Barrett and Luvo Maranti.
L’heure espagnole
This performance marks 150 years since Ravel’s birth. A lustful clockmaker’s wife must put her creativity to the test, to hide her lovers from her husband. Will she be successful?
The Bear
A faithful widow is confronted with her late husband’s prominent love affairs and comes to blows with his creditor. Will she have her happily ever-after?
In partnership with Lammermuir Festival
Proudly supported by The Scottish Opera Endowment Trust and Friends of Scottish Opera
Part of Scottish Opera's 2025/26 Season
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Show Details
Running time:
Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including a 20-minute interval
Language:
Sung in French and English with English supertitles
Ticket price:
From £23 to £49.25 - prices vary by venue
Concessions:
£15 tickets for Under 26s >>
Concessions vary by venue
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