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3 June – 10 July 2022

Touring to: Glamis, Dundee, Milngavie, Aberdeen, Ellon, Stonehaven, Inverness, Strathpeffer, Coatbridge, Greenock, Bragar (Isle of Lewis), Carradale, Mount Stuart (Isle of Bute), Dumfries, Musselburgh, Bearsden, Stirling, Perth & Edinburgh
This tour has now passed.

Pop-up Opera is back touring Scotland this Summer with special 30-minute versions of The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro, and Be a Sport, Spike! for 4-8 year olds.

Show Details

Running time:
Approx. 30 mins

Language: 
Sung in the original language, with English narration

Suggested age guidance:
A Little Bit of Barber and Figaro are suitable for audiences of all ages. Be a Sport, Spike! is aimed at children aged 4 to 8.

Please note these are outdoor performances.

Ticket price:
Up to £7.50 – prices vary by venue.

Concessions:
Free tickets for essential companions.
Babes in arms free (no ticket required).

Access:
Step-free access for all performances.
Please check facilities, including blue badge parking, with your local venue.

Read our Covid guidance >>

Cast & creative team

Storyteller
Allan Dunn

Sopranos
Sarah Power / Jessica Leary

Baritone
Andrew McTaggart

Cello
Andrew Drummond Huggan

Guitar
Sasha Savaloni / Ian Watt

Pop-Up Opera 2022

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro. Credit Fraser Band

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro

Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Andrew McTaggart and Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Andrew McTaggart and Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Andrew McTaggart and Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Andrew McTaggart and Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Allan Dunn in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike, 2022. Credit Fraser Band

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro. Credit Fraser Band.

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro. Credit Fraser Band

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber. Credit Fraser Band.

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Barber. Credit Fraser Band

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike. Credit Fraser Band.

Sarah Power and Andrew McTaggart in Pop-up Opera - Be a Sport, Spike. Credit Fraser Band

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro,2022. Credit Fraser Band.

Pop-up Opera - A Little Bit of Figaro,2022. Credit Fraser Band

Watch: Pop-Up Opera 2022

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Pop-Up Opera 2022 | Be a Sport, Spike! For 4-8 year olds

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