PopUp Opera 2021Scottish Opera
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Pop-up Opera is back on the road for Summer 2021 with a bumper tour featuring five of Gilbert & Sullivans' best-loved hits.
Two pantechnicons are taking the performances around Scotland. to over thirty venues. Over half of these locations are hosting Scottish Opera for the first time.
Experience all the drama and wonder of grand opera on a miniature scale, with intimate open-air performances brought to life by a storyteller, two singers, instrumentalists – and a sumptuous set of specially created illustrations.
Each performance lasts around thirty minutes, so you can immerse yourself in pint-sized versions of HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, The Mikado or Pirates of Penzance. These take you on an unforgettable journey through the operas’ musical and dramatic highlights – in just 30 minutes each.
Packed with screwball humour, memorable characters, and of course brilliant tongue-twisting tunes, these mini operas are perfect for audiences of all ages.
Safety for all audience members, performers and technical staff has been built into all the productions from the very start. Physical distancing and other safety measures will be observed at all times, with no compromise on your protection – or on your spellbinding operatic experience.
Performance DatesPopUp Opera 2021
Eden Court Theatre | Inverness
10 Jun, 12.00 13 Jun, 16.30
Aden Country Park | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
17 Jun, 14.00 17 Jun, 16.30
Baird Park | Stonehaven
18 Jun, 14.00 18 Jun, 16.30
Haddo House Hall | Ellon, Aberdeenshire
19 Jun, 12.00 19 Jun, 16.30
Mugdock Country Park | Glasgow
24 Jun, 12.00 24 Jun, 16.30
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock | Greenock
26 Jun, 12.00 27 Jun, 16.30
Queen's Park Arena | Glasgow
30 Jun, 14.30 30 Jun, 18.30
Heart of Hawick, Tower Mill | Hawick
3 Jul, 12.00 3 Jul, 14.30
Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre | Jedburgh
4 Jul, 12.00 4 Jul, 14.30
Huntershill Village | Bishopbriggs
14 Jul, 12.00 14 Jul, 16.30
Oban High School | Oban, Argyll
16 Jul, 12.00 17 Jul, 16.30
Stirling Castle | Stirling
16 Jul, 18.30 21 Jul, 20.15
Craigmonie Centre | Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire
20 Jul, 15.00 20 Jul, 18.00
Nevis Centre | Fort William
21 Jul, 12.00 21 Jul, 16.30
South Inch Park | Perth
22 Jul, 12.00 23 Jul, 16.30
Gynack Gardens | Kingussie
22 Jul, 12.30 22 Jul, 15.00
Ullapool High School | Ullapool
23 Jul, 12.00 24 Jul, 16.30
Glamis Castle | Forfar
24 Jul, 12.00 28 Aug, 18.00
Tong Hall | Isle of Lewis
27 Jul, 15.00 27 Jul, 18.00
Sporsnis (Ness Sports Centre) | Isle of Lewis
28 Jul, 15.00 28 Jul, 18.00
Edinburgh Zoo | Edinburgh
28 Jul, 18.30 8 Aug, 20.00
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh | Edinburgh
29 Jul, 12.00 1 Aug, 16.30
Grinneabhat | Isle of Lewis
29 Jul, 15.00 29 Jul, 18.00
Belleisle Estate | Ayr
4 Aug, 12.00 5 Aug, 16.30
St Andrews Bandstand | St Andrews
4 Aug, 12.00 5 Aug, 16.30 6 Aug, 16.30 4 Aug, 12.00
Fullarton Estate | Troon
6 Aug, 12.00 6 Aug, 16.30
Bowhouse Farm | Anstruther
6 Aug, 12.30 6 Aug, 18.30
East Kilbride Arts Centre | East Kilbride
7 Aug, 12.00 7 Aug, 16.30
Slessor Gardens | Dundee
7 Aug, 12.00 8 Aug, 16.30
Scottish Opera Production Studios | Glasgow
13 Aug, 12.00 15 Aug, 18.00
Crichton Kirk, Dumfries | Dumfries
18 Aug, 12.00 19 Aug, 16.30
Musselburgh Racecourse | Musselburgh, East Lothian
21 Aug, 12.00 22 Aug, 16.30
Strathpeffer Pavilion | Strathpeffer
25 Aug, 12.00 25 Aug, 16.30