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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Actéon

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Actéon

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Anthropocene

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Ariadne Auf Naxos

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Ariodante

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Barber of Seville, The

Barber of Seville, The

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Betrothal in a Monastery

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Bliss--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Bliss--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

‘Harry Joy was to die three times, but it was his first death which was to have the greatest effect on him...' Read more …

Carmen

The classic opera in a new staging by Scottish Opera Read more …

Carmen

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Clockwork

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Cosi Fan Tutte

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Devil Inside, The

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Don Giovanni

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Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

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Don Pasquale

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, The

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2011

Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2011

Largest Fringe Programme to Date Features Over 1,300 Premieres of the Finest Shows From Home and Around the World Read more …

Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2012

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2013

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2014

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2017

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2018

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2019

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2023

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2024

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2025

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Edinburgh International Festival 2015

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Edinburgh International Festival 2016

Edinburgh International Festival 2016

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Edinburgh International Festival--2012

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Edinburgh International Festival--2013

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Edinburgh International Festival--2014

Edinburgh International Festival--2014

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Edinburgh International Festival--2017

Edinburgh International Festival--2017

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Edinburgh International Festival--2018

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Edinburgh International Festival--2019

Edinburgh International Festival--2019

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Edinburgh International Festival--2023

Edinburgh International Festival--2023

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Edinburgh International Festival--2024

Edinburgh International Festival--2024

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Edinburgh International Festival--2025

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Edinburgh Mela Festival--2014

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Elixir of Love, The

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Ellen Kent Opera & Ballet International

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Ellen Kent's Carmen

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Ellen Kent: Carmen & Madama Butterfly

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Ellen Kent: Rigoletto, La Traviata & Madama Butterfly

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Eugene Onegin

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Flight

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Flying Dutchman, The

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Glasgay! 2013

Glasgay! 2013

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Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

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Il Trovatore

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Ines de Castro

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Intermezzo

Richard Strauss’ witty opera based on his relationship with his capricious wife. Read more …

Jenufa

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Katya Kabanova

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La Boheme

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La Cenerentola

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La Traviata

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La Traviata

La Traviata

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La Traviata

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Macbeth

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Madama Butterfly

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Madama Butterfuly

Madama Butterfuly

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Magic Flute, The

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Magic Flute, The

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Makropulos Affair, The

Theatre Royal, Glasgow & Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Read more …
Marriage of Figaro, The

Marriage of Figaro, The

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Marx in London!

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Mikado, The

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Montezuma--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Montezuma--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

A rarely-performed telling of a remarkably true story Read more …

Nixon in China

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Opera Highlights

Opera Highlights

Scottish Opera hits the road on a 15-date Scottish tour Read more …
Opera Highlights--2012

Opera Highlights--2012

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Opera Highlights--2014

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Opera North: Billy Budd

Opera North: Billy Budd

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Opera North: Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica

Opera North: Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica

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Orfeo ed Euridice

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Orlando

Orlando

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Orlando paladino

Orlando paladino

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Orpheus in the Underworld

Scottish Opera and Northern Ireland Opera present the new translation by Rory Bremner. Read more …
Pass the Spoon

Pass the Spoon

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Pelleas and Melisande

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Pirates of Penzance, The

Pirates of Penzance, The

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Porgy and Bess

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Porgy and Bess--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Porgy and Bess--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

The Gershwins' ground-breaking opera comes to the EIF Read more …

Puccini's Il trittico

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Rake's Progress, The

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Rigoletto

Scottish Opera presents Verdi's classic. Read more …

Rigoletto--Scottish Opera

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Rusalka

Rusalka

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Seal-Women, The

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Semiramide

Semiramide

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Seven Angels

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Street Scene

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Temptations of Tam

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Thais

Thais

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The 8th Door & Bluebeard's Castle

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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Opera North present the classic story Read more …

The Marriage of Figaro

Scottish Opera present Mozart's masterpiece Read more …

The Okavango Macbeth

Alexander McCall Smith's African version of Macbeth Read more …
The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan

The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan

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The Woman without a Shadow (Die Frau ohne Schatten)

The Woman without a Shadow (Die Frau ohne Schatten)

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Tosca

Tosca

Scottish Opera's acclaimed production returns Read more …

Tosca: The Henchman's Tale

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Traverse Autumn Festival 2010

Traverse Theatre celebrates live performance with its second annual Autumn Festival Read more …

Trial, The

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Werther

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