Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists sign off with a live stream

By David Smythe, 24 July 2020

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“Drummond’s natural timbre, perfect for Puccini, shone boldly”

Reviewed at New Rotterdam Wharf Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow on 23 July 2020

Balfe, Excelsior

Schumann, Myrthen: Widmung, Op.25 no.1

Ricci, La prigione di Edimburgo (Arias)

Puccini, Turandot: Tu che di gel sei cinta (Arias)

Verdi, Don Carlos: Io morro

Rossini, Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cat Duet) (arr. Derek Clark)

Charlie Drummond, Soprano

Heather Ireson, Mezzo-soprano

Arthur Bruce, Baritone

Mark Nathan, Baritone

Derek Clark, Piano

Scottish Opera revives Gilbert and Sullivan's timely Utopia, Limited

David Smythe, 20th October

A semi-staged concert that boasts strong musical performances and appealing production values makes a spirited case for reappraising Gilbert and Sullivan's penultimate collaboration.

****1

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

David Smythe, 16th October

Stuart Maunder directs a lavishly costumed cast, Derek Clark conducts fine playing and singing and Isabel Baquero’s choreography sparkles.

****1

Unfulfilled potential in Philip Glass' The Trial

Gregor Forbes, 24th January

Scottish Opera’s production of Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton's The Trial says less about Kafka’s vision of an absurd world and more about the absurdity of contemporary operatic conventions.

**111

A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

David Smythe, 7th May

Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.

***11

Russian Tales delight at RCS Opera Studio

David Smythe, 27th February

Two Russian Tales: Stravinsky’s Mavra and Walton’s The Bear are an unexpected glittering delight at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Opera Studio in Glasgow.

****1

A Butterfly fit for the Commonweath Games

David Smythe, 8th May

Scottish Opera revives Sir David McVicar's Madama Butterfly. It still looks wonderful. The music, players and singers tell the harrowing story magnificently.

****1

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David Smythe

David the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.

Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists sign off with a live-streamed recital