Artiste: Douglas Nairn

Opera Bohemia provides a fun-filled showcase for Conservatoire graduates in a finely sung Falstaff heading for the Edinburgh Fringe with a small orchestra.

Hirda is a Shetland name for a serious mess.  A forbidden love triangle with two ghosts to crank up the tension, this dazzling new opera mixes Shetland fiddle tunes with the classical and a sextet of clear passionate voices. 

Only a piano and violin accompany this well-sung pocket Madame Butterfly from Opera Bohemia at the Edinburgh Fringe, which works surprisingly well.