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REVIEW – Flamenco’s femme fatale delivers real Festival fireworks

SHOW TITLE: Yo, Carmen (María Pagés Company) VENUE: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Aug 12-13 By JEAN WEST   “WE HAVE created Yo, Carmen to dignify the woman,” pronounces María Pagés,...

Hilarious moment Scot takes mic from opera singer caught on camera

THE X-RATED moment a gallus Scotsman grabs the microphone from an opera singer in the middle of the street and gives his own version...

Scottish Opera appoints new director after worldwide search

THE SCOTTISH Opera has appointed a new music director after a worldwide search. Stuart Stratford, who is half Scottish himself, was chosen due to his...

Edinburgh Arts festival might have to “drop down a division”

THE WORLD’S most prestigious arts festival might have to “drop down a division” over concerns for future funding. Fergus Linehan, the new director of the...

Plane crazy: Opera in the airport as cast rehearse for Carmen

A SCOTS opera group have been forced to compete against jumbo jets after using an aircraft hanger at one of the country’s busiest airports...

Going for a song: Sculpture of tragic opera singer to be sold at auction

A SCULPTURE of opera singer Kathleen Mary Ferrier, who died at the age of just 41, is to be put up for auction. The sculpture...

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