Posts Tagged ‘concert’
Experience classics by candlelight and period costume
An evocative candle-lit evening of classical music is coming to Glasgow. The Four Seasons by Candlelight presents a programme of 18th Century classics performed with the Mozart Festival Orchestra resplendent in full orchestral costume of the period. The verve and virtuosity of that time is recreated in this enchanting concert with its elegant staging of…
Read MoreTo be Frank, it sounds like a great Sinatra show
Simply Sinatra is a concert of music and songs made famous by arguably the world’s most loved singer – and it has two dates in Scotland. Frank Sinatra’s initial breakthrough came via a big-band apprenticeship with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Allowing him to develop his own inimitable style, he embarked on a solo career becoming…
Read MoreThe Johann Strauss Gala tour is coming to Scotland
A celebration of the king of the waltz is coming to Scotland – with music and dance. The Raymond Gubbay production the Johann Strauss Gala has entertained audiences for over four decades and is back in 2019 with a brand-new show, Waltzing in a Winter Wonderland. The Strauss musical dynasty wrote hundreds of uplifting pieces…
Read MoreScottish musical salute to mark 100 years of the RAF
Scottish Opera is set to deliver a rousing Scottish salute to the Royal Air Force at the RAF in Concert tour, where the curtain will be brought down on RAF100 for the final time. The concert, which reaches Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, October 3, will showcase Scottish Opera’s Outreach and Education RAF100 project…
Read MoreStrictly stars will dance through the musicals
Strictly Come Dancing stars Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag are bringing their new show to Scotland. The pair’s new, show-stopping dance production, Dance Those Magical Musicals, is embarking on a major tour of the UK and Ireland for 2019. The nation’s favourite ballroom couple present a world where Ballroom meets Musical Theatre with stunning…
Read MoreConverted farmhouse with river views
A farmhouse which has been beautifully extended and offering magnificent views is now available. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Carpow Farmhouse is a delightful country property enjoying impressive views over the surrounding countryside, down to the River Tay and north to the Sidlaw hills. The original cottage, of stone construction under a slated roof has…
Read MoreClannad singer to mark Scottish Father of Democracy
A festival to celebrate the life of times of Scotland’s ‘Father of Democracy’ will be celebrated in song, talks, walks and entertainment later this year. The 2018 Thomas Muir Festival will once again train the spotlight on one of Scotland’s greatest sons – who was persecuted and eventually banished in 1793 for his work to…
Read MoreOpera in Concert series to open with Scottish premiere
Scottish Opera’s 2018/19 Opera in Concert series opens with the Scottish premiere of Edgar by Giacomo Puccini. It will be performed on Sunday 28 October, at Theatre Royal Glasgow. A gem from the world of verismo opera, Puccini’s rarely-performed second opera was commissioned following the success of Le villi, which was performed as part of…
Read MoreLet there be light at Kirkcudbright festival
International soprano Emma Morwood yesterday sang in what could be the world’s smallest opera house for the programme launch of next month’s Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. The 10-day event, from 5-14 October, is a celebration of the remarkable quality of light in the southern Scottish town which has attracted and inspired generations of artists. The…
Read MoreRebus stageplay coming to two Scottish venues
Legendary Scots detective Rebus is coming to the stage later this year. Ian Rankin’s sleuth takes centre stage in this brand new production, created especially for the stage, which has been co-written with Scots playwright Rona Munro, from Aberdeenshire. Having been played on TV by John Hannah and Ken Stott, former Coronation Street star Charles…
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