Scottish Opera’s Travelling Light Opera on a Miniature Scale
8 July 2021
Scottish Opera is back on the road with Pop-up Opera, bringing to life five hit productions by Gilbert & Sullivan.
Performing Arts
Join us as we highlight the news and reviews from the world of music, opera, dance theatre, screenings and more.
Outdoors, Under Canvas – Eden Court’s Summer Festival
8 July 2021
Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has begun the opening month of its flagship Under Canvas outdoor festival, held in a spectacular new tent.
Songs and Pictures at East Neuk Festival
1 July 2021
This year’s East Neuk Festival in Fife comprises ticketed indoor concerts for socially-distanced audiences in a converted barn, plus outdoor events and online performances, and a touring van.
Summer Online at the Royal Conservatoire Glasgow
16 June 2021
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow has launched its new theatre productions for its summer season.
St Luke’s is Glasgow’s Jazz Host
16 June 2021
Glasgow venue Saint Luke’s will host a series of special performances by emerging and established jazz musicians at this year’s digital Glasgow Jazz Festival.
Capital’s Theatres Take First Steps Out of the Dark
16 June 2021
The Festival and King’s Theatres in Edinburgh have announced their first shows for over a year, playing to limited-capacity audiences to maintain social distancing.
Sumptuous Setting for Chamber Music at Paxton
2 June 2021
The beautiful setting of Paxton House in the Scottish Borders is the backdrop to a ten-day programme of sumptuous chamber music in July.
Glimpsing the Depths at Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
21 May 2021
Review: Renowned playwright Zinnie Harris takes her directorial skills into a new arena with her film debut ‘A Glimpse’, as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
SNJO in Full Flow as Rivers of Art and Jazz Meet
13 May 2021
Review: The first of four virtual live pieces from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) brings a crisp and soulful jazz to the sweeping 12th-century arches of Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral.
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Meeting of Art, Jazz & Soul
11 May 2021
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) is showing an online concert series mixing live, newly-arranged music with live painting by artist Maria Rud.
From Yorkshire to East Lothian with The Brunton
5 May 2021
The current Brunton Classical Online Series rounds-off with soprano Rowan Pierce, accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn.
Live Performances Take it Outside for Edinburgh International Festival 2021
16 April 2021
Live performances during this year’s Edinburgh International Festival will be staged in three temporary outdoor pavilions around the capital, designed especially for live performance.
Arvo Pärt at St. Mary’s with Hebrides Ensemble and Dunedin Consort
15 April 2021
Two of Scotland’s top chamber ensembles’ performance of Arvo Pärt’s ‘Passio…’ at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh will be available to see and hear online.
Surviving Lockdown Online with National Theatre of Scotland
12 April 2021
Review: A season of fifty short digital artworks from Scotland’s National Theatre features several of Scotland’s best-known actors working from isolation on new scripts.
From Yorkshire to East Lothian with The Brunton
9 April 2021
The Brunton Classical Online Series continues with three concerts from the Ryedale Festival recorded in beautiful locations around Yorkshire.
Dundee is Host to First Opera Festival and Singing Competitions
26 March 2021
Two competitions for singers, to be held in Dundee in September 2021, will be a feature of the new Opera Festival Scotland – Dundee’s newest arts festival and Scotland’s first festival of opera.
Top Trio’s Masterful Mendelssohn at the Brunton
23 March 2021
Review: The third in a series of three Brunton Classical online concerts culminates in a masterful Mendelssohn piece, bookended by two contrasting pieces from 20th and 21st centuries.
Red Light Spells Support for UK Live Events
16 March 2021
Light It In Red is a campaign to light buildings in red, and spread words of support for those in the UK live events industry affected by a year of lockdown.
Scottish Opera Issues a Primary Challenge
16 March 2021
Scottish Opera and University of Edinburgh are seeking a Challenge Respondent to help harness data and develop a digital evaluation tool for Scottish Opera’s long-established Primary Schools Tour.
March is the RSNO Principals’ Month
16 March 2021
Throughout March the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) is presenting four weeks of free content featuring four Principal musicians.
The Scottish Story of a True Social Pioneer
8 March 2021
As part of International Women’s Day, Dundee-based theatre company Knight’s Theatre is celebrating the legacy of the 20th-century Labour MP and Scottish political pioneer Jennie Lee.
Four is The Magic Number
3 March 2021
Review: The Resol String Quartet’s performance on the theme of Prodigies Grow Up, is the second in a series of three Brunton Classical online concerts airing from lunch times in February and March.
Scottish Ensemble’s Musical Book Club Spring Reprise
17 February 2021
The Scottish Ensemble has revealed Sally Beamish as the latest classical music star to grace its Musical Book Club guest list, kicking-off a series lasting to mid-April.
The Brunton Brings On The Music
15 February 2021
From its Musselburgh, East Lothian base, The Brunton is presenting a series of three concerts (streamed as live) in partnership with the Lammermuir Festival and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, allowing music-lovers to enjoy concerts in their homes.
