Opera set to pop up in city
Music fans across the city will be able to enjoy a“pop-up opera”this weekend.
As part of Perth Festival of the Arts, Scottish Opera will be in their travelling opera house on Horsecross Plaza on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26.
In the trailer outside Perth Concert Hall, Scottish Opera will delight audiences with‘A Little bit of HMS Pinafore’and‘A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin’.
Performed by a storyteller with singers and instrumentalists, the colourful performances will be presented in the fully-accessible converted trailer, and is said to be a “fantastic introduction to opera”.
The 25 minute shows will be shown throughout the two-days in Perth.
The selection from Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic HMS Pinafore will be shown on Friday, May 25 at noon and on Saturday, May 26 at 2pm and 3.30pm.
A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin will be shown on Friday, May 25 at 2pm and 3.30pm, and again on Saturday, May 26 at noon.
Aboard the ship HMS Pinafore, the captain’s daughter Josephine falls in love with one of the crew members, and her father doesn’t approve.
Overturning social order and parental wishes, the couple plan to elope, but a surprise confession leaves their hopes in doubt. And in Tchiakovsky’s classic opera Eugene
Andrew McTaggart and Jessica Leary Onegin, a tale of unrequited love is portrayed between an arrogant young man and a lovesick girl, based on Pushkin’s literary masterpiece of the same name.
Both productions have been arranged by Derek Clark, with illustrations by Otto Von Beach and Essi Kimpimaki.
The cast and create team will see Flora Munro and Steven Wren as the narrator, along with Jessica Leary (soprano), Oscar Castellino and Andrew McTaggart (both baritone), Andrew Drummond Huggan and Laura Sergeant on cello and Sasha Savaloni and Ian Watt on guitar.
Following on from the stop at Perth Festival of the Arts, the pop-up opera trailer will go on a tour of Scotland.
Jane Davidson, Scottish Opera’s director of outreach and education, said:“In 2018, Scottish Opera continues to bring its unique brand of miniature opera to audiences across Scotland, this year focusing on island communities both large and small.
“There’s something for everyone in the shows on offer which are, as ever, a mixture of comedy and drama – from pinafores to pistols at dawn, and a brand new piece for children aged four to seven years and their families.”
For tickets to the Scottish Opera at Perth Festival of the Arts this weekend, visit the festival box office on www. perthfestival.co.uk