Opera
Three Queens from the Opera
★★★★☆ Delightful
Michael Scott presents Three Queens from the Opera, playing a limited five show run at Stockbridge Church, is a delightful musical parody revue of operatic royalty.
Die Fledermaus
★★★★☆ Clever and accessible
Aria Alba’s take on Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus in Stockbridge Church is a jovial experience that doesn’t take itself at all seriously, succeeding in making opera accessible.
EdFringe 2025: Musicals and Opera
Edinburgh-made musical theatre & opera at #EdFringe 2025
Edinburgh companies are as well represented as ever in the Musicals section of the fringe programme, with 35 different productions – thanks largely to the nine musicals being staged by Captivate.
Scottish Opera Double Bill
Trial by Jury – ★★★★☆ Absurd
A Matter of Misconduct! – ★★★★☆ Shrewd
Scottish Opera and the D’Oyly Carte Opera celebrate the 150th anniversary Gilbert & Sullivan’s partnership by pairing Trial By Jury with A Matter of Misconduct!, a new operetta commissioned in response to it.
The Merry Widow
★★★★★ Scintillating
Scottish Opera presents a scintillating new adaptation of Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow at the Festival Theatre, bringing its setting into the twentieth century, and its sensibilities into the twenty-first.
The Makropulos Affair
★★★★☆ Provocative
In a new co-production with Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera revives The Makropulos Affair at the Festival Theatre for two performances only, in a production rich with detail and sumptuous design.
Three Queens from the Opera
★★★☆☆ Viva queens!
For one night only, writer and director Michael Scott brings together three formidable queens for a preview performance of his new opera concert parody, Three Queens from the Opera.
Dido & Aeneas
★★★☆☆ Small but mighty
Fife Opera’s stripped-down production of Henry Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas in the airy stained-glass nave of Edinburgh New Town Church, is small in scale but sacrifices nothing in emotion or vocal quality.
EdFringe 2024: Musicals & opera
Edinburgh-made musical theatre & opera at #EdFringe 2024
Edinburgh companies are well represented in the Musicals section of the fringe programme, with 25 different productions. Thanks largely to the eight musicals being staged by Captivate.
EdFringe 2023 Musicals & Opera
Edinburgh-made Musicals and Opera at #EdFringe 2023
As the Fringe returns from Covid, the number of Edinburgh-made musicals hasn’t quite reached the peak of 2018, but it isn’t far off with 25 productions.
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