From Thurso High School to Lochside Theatre in Castle Douglas and from Lochcarron Village Hall to Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh, this year Essential Scottish Opera will visit 15 venues throughout Scotland, four of which are brand new to the tour.

Essential Scottish Opera is Scottish Opera at its most minimal and relaxed, and this year audiences can look forward to hearing a selection of operatic highlights. The music will be from well-known operas such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Puccini’s La bohème and Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers as well as from a selection of lesser-known operas including Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette and Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito.

This year’s cast are brand new to Essential Scottish Opera and includes Claire Wild (Soprano), Sandra Bundy (Mezzo-Soprano), Mark Chaundy (Tenor) and Christopher Dixon (Baritone).

Claire Wild made her Scottish Opera debut earlier this year in The Minotaur, and Christoper Dixon recently covered the role of Sacristan in Tosca for Scottish Opera and will perform the role of Roucher in Scottish Opera’s forthcoming concerts of Andrea Chénier. John Fulljames makes his debut as Director of this year’s ESO and Ian Shaw returns as pianist.

Tour Schedule

Tue 18 January at 7.30pm
DUNDEE REP THEATRE, DUNDEE
Tickets: £10, £8 (concession), £5 (students, unemployed and school children)
Dundee Rep Theatre Box Office Tel: 01382 223 530
www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk

Thu 20 January at 7.30pm
THE GORDON SCHOOLS, HUNTLY
Tickets: £7, £5 (concession), £1 (under 18s)
The Gordon Schools, Castle Street, Huntly, AB54 4SE Tel: 01466 792 181
Orb's Bookshop, 33a Deveron Street, Huntly, AB54 8BY Tel: 01466 793 765

Sat 22 January at 8.00pm
ÀRAINN SHUAINEIRT (THE SUNART CENTRE), STRONTIAN
Tickets: £8, £5 (concession), £3 (under 12s)
Advance tickets can be obtained by sending a cheque to: Àrainn Shuaineirt (The Sunart Centre) Strontian, Acharacle, PH36 4JA. Cheques should be made payable to The Highland Council.
Àrainn Shuaineirt (The Sunart Centre) Tel: 01397 709 228

Tue 25 January at 7.30pm
TALLA SHOMHAIRLE @ AROS, PORTREE, ISLE OF SKYE
Tickets: £8, £6 (concession)
Aros Centre Box Office Tel: 01478 613 750

Thu 27 January at 7.30pm
VILLAGE HALL, LOCHCARRON
Tickets: £8, £6 (concession), £4 (under 16s)
Telephone reservations can be made by calling Christine Houser on Tel: 01520 722 426 or Ishbel Mackinnon on Tel: 01520 766 210

Sat 29 January at 7.00pm
CREAR, KILBERR
Tickets: £10, Free admission for school children
Argyll Book Centre, Lorne Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8LU         Tel: 01546
603 596
Crear, PO Box 7, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8JH
Tel: 01880 770 369

Tue 1 February at 7.30pm
ISLAY HIGH SCHOOL, BOWMORE
Tickets: £8, £5 (concession)
Telephone reservations can be made by calling Stuart Todd on Tel: 01496 860 216

Thu 3 February at 7.30pm
BRUNTON THEATRE, MUSSELBURGH
Tickets: £11, £9 (concession)
Brunton Theatre Box Office   Tel: 0131 665 2240
www.bruntontheatre.co.uk

Sat 5 February at 7.30pm
BARRFIELDS THEATRE, VIKINGAR!, LARGS
Tickets: £10, £9 (concession)
Ticket enquiries should be directed to Tel: 01475 689 777

Tue 8 February at 7.30pm
LOCHSIDE THEATRE, CASTLE DOUGLAS
Tickets: £10, £8 (concession)
Lochside Theatre Box Office  Tel: 01556 504 506
www.lochsidetheatre.co.uk

Thu 10 February at 8.00pm
HOWDEN PARK CENTRE, LIVINGSTON
Tickets: £8, £5 (concession), £2 (school children)
Howden Park Centre Box Office Tel: 01506 433 634

Sat 12 February at 7.30pm   
PHIPPS HALL, BEAULY    
Tickets: £8, £6 (concession)
Library, Phipps Institute, Beauly, Inverness, IV4 7EH            Tel: 01463
782 930
Campbells of Beauly, Highland Tweed House, Beauly, IV4 7BU   Tel: 01463 782
239

Tue 15 February at 7.30pm
THURSO HIGH SCHOOL, THURSO
Tickets: £7, £1 (under 18s)
The Wine Shop, 7 Sinclair Street, Thurso, KW14 7AJ                
Tel: 01847 895 657

Thu 17 February at 8.00pm
THE BIRNAM INSTITUTE, DUNKELD
Tickets: £10, £8 (concession)
The Birnam Institute Box Office Tel: 01350 727 674

Sat 19 February at 7.30pm
THE EASTGATE THEATRE, PEEBLES
Tickets: £9, £7 (concession)
The Eastgate Theatre Box Office  Tel: 01721 725 777