Thursday 2nd October 2014, 7.30pm Kings College Chapel, Aberdeen University Sunday 5th October 2014, 3pm St. Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow Highly-acclaimed Scottish baritone Andrew McTaggart headlines McOpera’s opening concert of the 2014/15 season, in a diverse programme of quintets and arias. Alongside much-loved offerings from Handel and Mozart, the …
August 2014 – Finale of the Bandstand’s Commonwealth Games Programme
Sunday 3rd August 2014 8pm at Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre Leading us into the screening of the official Closing Ceremony, the stunning McOpera Ensemble perform a fitting finale to the Bandstand’s Commonwealth Games programme. With a nod to the marking of the centenary of WW1 the next day, the programme …
August 2014 – McOpera Brass in the Park
Friday 1st August 2014 11:45-1230pm at Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre A musical extravaganza for your budding virtuosi! It’s the summer holidays! A time for a visit to the circus, a trip down the Clyde, a ceilidh in the glen, or a day at the games. Bring something along to shake, …
June 2014 – McOpera at Cottier Chamber Project
Sunday June 8th 2014, 8:30 p.m Full programme: Dmitri Shostakovich: Selected songs From Jewish Folk Poetry, opus 79 Veniamin Fleishman (orchestrated Shostakovich/ Junemann): Rothschild’s Violin Shostakovich’s young student, Veniamin Fleischman composed his one-act opera Rothschild’s Violin between 1939 and 1941. Based on Anton Chekhov’s short story, Fleischman sets his tale …
May 2014 – Dance Ihayami at Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Saturday 3rd May 2014, 2.00PM Another collaboration from Dance Ihayami and Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland. Indian Classical Dance, accompanied by the Antonine String Quartet, playing a specially composed score by Ash Madni. Blue Lotus : Summer This is a short video clip of Dance Ihayami’s outdoor production in collaboration with classical …
March 2014 – McOpera Strings at St. Andrew’s in the Square
Sunday 16th March 2014, 3.00pm Continuing our concert series at this fantastic venue, Katie Hull directs the McOpera Strings in a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, whilst Huw Morgan performs Vivaldi’s ‘Trumpet Concerto in D’ and Jeremiah Clarke’s ‘Suite for Trumpet’ including the famous ‘Trumpet Voluntary’. We are also joined …
December 2013 – McOpera’s Christmas Concert
Classics by Candlelight at St Andrew’s in the Square
Sunday 8th December 2013, 4.30pm A sublime concert of Christmas music for strings, soprano and oboe… a beautiful way to herald in the festive season. Featuring Katie Hull – Violin, Kirstie Logan – Oboe and Rachel Hynes – Soprano in a programme of Bach, Handel and Corelli.
November 2013 – McOpera Strings at King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen.
Friday 1st November 2013, 12.45pm McOpera Strings play another ‘Bach Bonanza’ in King’s College Chapel. Anthony Moffat directs in a performance of J.S Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G, ‘Air on G string’ and Violin Concerto in E.
September 2013 – Orchestra McOpera at St. Andrew’s in the Square
Sunday 8th September 2013, 3pm A tribute to Britten, Verdi and Wagner. Ian Ryan conducts this fantastic programme featuring Joanne Boag, Soprano, in Britten’s ‘Les Illuminations’ and Anthony Moffat, Violin, in Wagner’s ‘Traume’ from the ‘Wesendonck Lieder’.
August 2013 – McOpera Ensemble at Paterson’s Land
Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd August 2013, 1pm A different journey… The Seven Deadly Sins. Part 1: Sins of the Mind Part 2: Sins of the Flesh Featuring Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists 2013/14 Baritone, Andrew McTaggart and Soprano, Sioned Gwen Davies.