We see opera as part of an open, confident and cultured society. From baroque to classical, from grand opera to contemporary composers, the arts challenge us.
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Opera Scotland retweeted
13 Nov 2024
There's more behind you than against you. Good luck mate
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Opera Scotland retweeted
9 Nov 2024
Please don't leave, friends! It's slow and difficult starting afresh, people are scattering across different platforms, and none of those yet function as well. There's still lots of good stuff here. Here's an idea: why not try to find five new, interesting people to follow today?
8 Nov 2024
Did you know:
You’re allowed to leave X/Twitter without putting a post on here telling us that you’re leaving?
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Opera Scotland retweeted
23 Sep 2024
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Opera Scotland retweeted
18 Sep 2024
Superb interview of Sir John Major from @amolrajan.
Long live the long form.
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Opera Scotland retweeted
26 Aug 2024
Scotland’s arts funding emergency is a threat to the very roots of UK theatre thestage.co.uk/opinion/scotl…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
21 Aug 2024
Happy Birthday to Dame Janet Baker 🎈🎉🍾
We have fantastic memories of working with Dame Janet, and are honoured to have her continued support. Our family of supporters who pledge a gift in their will become members of the Dame Janet Baker Circle. 👇
scottishopera.org.uk/support…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
21 Aug 2024
She is astounding in Elgar, Purcell, Britten and Berlioz. But it is her Mahler which touches me most of all: the humanity, the warmth, the incisive depths into the meaning of the texts and music.
Happiest of birthdays to Janet Baker. 🙏
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Opera Scotland retweeted
21 Aug 2024
A very happy 91st to Dame Janet Baker! Icon of integrity.
"Don't confuse your God-given talent with your self. Talent is something you're entrusted with: respect it. And don't believe your own publicity!"
"You are the guide; whether the audience follows is solely down to you."
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19 Aug 2024
Symphonies and opera houses need to innovate as funding crunch bites ft.com/content/25898124-e234… via @ft
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Opera Scotland retweeted
5 Aug 2024
The Austrian-British composer Hans Gál - whose operas are at last being rediscovered - was born near Vienna #OTD in 1890.
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Opera Scotland retweeted
1 Aug 2024
Il trittico has won the Critics’ Circle Music Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for 2023. 🏆 Congratulations also to Francesca Chiejina, who starred in the production, and has won the Critics’ Circle Young Talent Award for Voice. 👇
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Opera Scotland retweeted
31 Jul 2024
Edinburgh event and society: Richard Wagner was a revolutionary, exile & musical giant – learn more about this fascinating composer
#AD #WagnerSocietyOfScotland #Opera #Theatre #WhatsOn #EdinburghFestival #ClassicalMusic #DonaldRunnicles #RWVI #RichardW... scotsman.com/must-read/wagne…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
31 Jul 2024
Nicola Benedetti in 'decline of civilisation' statement over drastic Scottish arts funding cuts scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-a…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
22 Jul 2024
It is no secret that the arts have been going through a tough time in recent years.
But a major new report we're publishing today with the @uniofwarwick’s @CCMPSWarwickUni shows that things are even worse than we thought.
Read it now: campaignforthearts.org/repor…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
15 Jul 2024
If a state school with these amazing ex pupils cannot see the value of music education, what hope is there? Deeply saddening.
15 Jul 2024
Backstage at a concert in 2015 at my children’s school -Trinity in Nottingham. Now plans to drastically cut music and creative arts from this wonderful state school. Protest strike on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Where will the future of music come from?
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Opera Scotland retweeted
20 Jun 2024
The bass Fyodor Stravinsky - creator of three Tchaikovsky roles, one by Rimsky-Korsakov and father of the composer Igor - was born near Minsk #OTD in 1843.
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Opera Scotland retweeted
18 Jun 2024
Introducing the cast of Tosca @CreativeScots @ERCL4 @RCStweets @AyrGaiety @perthTCH @absoluteclass @argyllandbute @WhatsOnGlasgow @Whatsonscotland @heraldscotland @thecourieruk @TheScotsman @ScotsMagazine @scotsman_arts @DGWGO @DGStandard @ayrshire_live @OperaScotland
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Opera Scotland retweeted
17 Jun 2024
Trebles all round: David McVicar’s terrific Trittico arrives in Cardiff @WelshNatOpera
My review for @Operanow: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/r…
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Opera Scotland retweeted
28 May 2024
To be fair, can we really expect a company almost entirely funded by one organisation to publicly attack that organisation?
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Opera Scotland retweeted
28 May 2024
Hear, hear! Exactly so.
28 May 2024
I have always taken an interest in the performing arts and believe it plays an important part in enriching our souls.
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