Based on historical events in the early 19th century, ‘The Battle of Kuamo’o’ is fought between the Hawaiian monarchy and rebels, over conflicting interests in the tradition of kapu. This state of law, which declares (among other things) that men and women cannot eat together, is enshrined in the national culture and therefore is fiercely protected.
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Scottish Opera has produced a magnificent operatic experience will be entertaining not only for opera lovers, but also young audiences and those looking to expand their theatrical horizons.
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Aida is famously a grandiose four-act opera, dramatically recounting a tragic story of forbidden love amidst the conflict-ridden backdrop of Ancient Egypt. Opera North have turned the tables, drawing out […]
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The story of a young woman in a miserable marriage who pursues a doomed romance with another man, this new adaptation of Leoš Janáček’s Kátya Kabanová is a gorgeously-designed piece of theatre.
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For those of you who still believe the stereotype that opera is full of women singing at glass-shattering range in Italian for hours on end, I would like to dispel […]
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Scottish Opera’s latest work, Anthropocene, is a collaboration between Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh. Its world premiere last Thursday unveiled a thrilling, unusual piece about the ways in which conflicting […]
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