Scottish Opera - Daphne Prod Shot

Scottish Opera - Daphne

Live at
Theatre Royal Glasgow
Tue 5 Sep 2023
  Tickets available from £17.50
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Opera
1 hour 30 minutes
with no interval
Opera in concert and Scottish premiere

Theatre Royal Glasgow

Tue 5 Sep 2023
282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA, UK
1 hour 30 minutes with no interval
Tue at 19:30
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Loosely based on Greek mythology as told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Euripides’ The Bacchae, Strauss’ lush score – one of his personal favourites – showcases The Orchestra of Scottish Opera in a journey of discovery, grief, and ultimately rebirth and release.

Production shot

The young Daphne feels at home nowhere so much as in nature. She loves the trees, sunlight, and flowers, but recoils at the idea of human romance, even when offered selflessly by her childhood friend Leukippos. Soon a mysterious stranger arrives, seeming to bring the power of the sun and to understand Daphne’s kinship with nature. When her father prepares a feast for the return of the gods, which he feels is imminent, Daphne’s otherworldly love comes up against all-too-human jealousies and struggles.

Sung in German with English supertitles

Conductor Stuart Stratford

Concert Staging Emma Jenkins

Daphne Hye-Youn Lee

Leukippos Shengzhi Ren

Peneios Dingle Yandell

Gaea Claire Barnett-Jones

Shepherds Ross Cumming, Monwabisi Lindi, Colin Murray, Francis Church

Maids Catriona Hewitson, Inna Husieva

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Theatre Royal Glasgow

282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA, UK
Glasgow Queen Street
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Opened in 1867, Theatre Royal Glasgow went through two fires before the turn of the century. Standing tall through thick and thin, the theatre has since presented a wide variety of productions covering all genres, including residents Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. Featuring a Victorian auditorium, Theatre Royal presents first class entertainment.

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Theatre Royal Glasgow

Tue 5 Sep 2023
282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA, UK
1 hour 30 minutes with no interval
Tue at 19:30
For group bookings of 10 or more:
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