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Scottish Opera’s Albert Herring: as fresh as dew on a May morning

Glen Cunningham (Albert) and Susan Bullock (Lady Billows)
© Mihaela Bodlovic
Glen Cunningham (Albert), Chloe Harris (Nancy) and Ross Cumming (Sid)
© Mihaela Bodlovic
Albert Herring
© Mihaela Bodlovic
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“Susan Bullock, a formidably pompous Lady Billows turning up the Wagnerian weight”
Reviewed at Theatre Royal, Glasgow on 22 October 2024
Britten, Albert Herring
Scottish Opera
William Cole, Conductor
Daisy Evans, Director
Katherine Heath, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Glen Cunningham, Albert Herring
Susan Bullock, Lady Billows
Jane Monari, Florence Pike
Kira Kaplan, Miss Wordsworth
Francis Church, Mr Gedge
Jamie MacDougall, Mr Upfold
Edward Jowle, Superintendent Budd
Ross Cumming, Sid
Chloe Harris, Nancy
Christine Sjölander, Mrs. Herring
East meets West in Dai Fujikura’s The Great Wave at Scottish Opera
***11
Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival
****1
Lampooning the law: Scottish Opera’s satirical new double bill
****1
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
****1
The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time
****1
Barbe and Doucet's stylish Don Pasquale is a comic delight
****1
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