Opera in Scotland 2025 - 2026
From Mozart and Tchaikovsky to Gilbert & Sullivan and Lehar - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Scotland, including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.
Locations covered include Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Aberdeen.
La boheme
Eden CourtBishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA
6th Nov 2025 to 8th Nov 2025
This heartbreaking masterpiece, brought to life through Puccini's enchanting score, continues to captivate loyal enthusiasts while drawing in a new generation of opera-goers.
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La boheme
Festival Theatre13 / 29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
14th Nov 2025 to 21st Nov 2025
This heartbreaking masterpiece, brought to life through Puccini's enchanting score, continues to captivate loyal enthusiasts while drawing in a new generation of opera-goers.
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L'heure espagnole/The Bear
Festival Theatre13 / 29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
15th Nov 2025
This double bill of ludicrous adultery continues our long-running partnership with Lammermuir Festival. This is a concert staging is conducted by French opera expert Alexandra Cravero.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly
Edinburgh Playhouse18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA
3rd Feb 2026
Back by overwhelming public demand, this production features exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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The Great Wave
Theatre Royal Glasgow282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA
12th Feb 2026 to 14th Feb 2026
The world premiere of Dai Fujikura and Harry Ross' The Great Wave. An extravagant story about artist Katsushika Hokusai and his famous woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
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The Great Wave
Festival Theatre13 / 29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
19th Feb 2026 to 21st Feb 2026
The world premiere of Dai Fujikura and Harry Ross' The Great Wave. An extravagant story about artist Katsushika Hokusai and his famous woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
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Tristan und Isolde
Theatre Royal Glasgow282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA
7th Mar 2026
With only two performances, don't miss this chance to experience Wagner at his most intoxicating and transcendent. Justin Way directs a timeless tale of forbidden love.
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Tristan und Isolde
Usher HallLothian Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2EA
11th Mar 2026
With only two performances, don't miss this chance to experience Wagner at his most intoxicating and transcendent. Justin Way directs a timeless tale of forbidden love.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen
Edinburgh Playhouse18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AA
2nd Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Madama Butterfly
Perth Concert HallMill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ
28th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Carmen
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
1st May 2026
Senbla presents Opera International's award-winning Ellen Kent production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra.
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Madama Butterfly
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
2nd May 2026
One of the world's most popular operas, Puccini's Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant - with dramatic results.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Theatre Royal282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA
9th May 2026 to 22nd May 2026
All wedding days are complicated, but nothing compared to Figaro's. After discovering that his boss, the Count, plots to seduce his wife, Figaro and Susanna must use their wit to outsmart their employer, whilst making it down the aisle.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Festival Theatre13 / 29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
29th May 2026 to 5th Jun 2026
All wedding days are complicated, but nothing compared to Figaro's. After discovering that his boss, the Count, plots to seduce his wife, Figaro and Susanna must use their wit to outsmart their employer, whilst making it down the aisle.
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The Marriage of Figaro
His Majesty's TheatreRosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GL
11th Jun 2026 to 13th Jun 2026
All wedding days are complicated, but nothing compared to Figaro's. After discovering that his boss, the Count, plots to seduce his wife, Figaro and Susanna must use their wit to outsmart their employer, whilst making it down the aisle.
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The Marriage of Figaro
Eden CourtBishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA
18th Jun 2026 to 20th Jun 2026
All wedding days are complicated, but nothing compared to Figaro's. After discovering that his boss, the Count, plots to seduce his wife, Figaro and Susanna must use their wit to outsmart their employer, whilst making it down the aisle.
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