Hirda

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Queen's Hall, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9JG, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Williams, Gareth (b. 1977)

Performers

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Gareth Williams	Conductor
James Robert Carson	Director
Alice Hebdon	Set Designer
Chris Stout	Conductor
Jonathan Best	Bass	James
Marie Claire Breen	Soprano	Margaret
Andrew Dickinson	Tenor	Iain
Laura Margaret Smith	Mezzo-soprano	Muireall
Douglas Nairn	Baritone	Alastair
Shuna Scott Sendall	Soprano	Elsa

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Hirda: a beguiling new opera from Shetland

David Smythe, 5th December

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.

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