Votes flood in for Trad Music

Votes flood in for Trad Music

nominations

The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards nominations shortlist this year has so far had more votes - just over 100,000 - than during the five-week voting period in 2013 (87,900). Tickets for the event are also selling faster than before.

The event is taking place at Inverness Leisure on December 13, with tickets available via Eden Court Theatre or by calling the box office on 01463 234 234. As well as 16 awards, the evening will see performances from Rura, 2014 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Music Award winner Robyn Stapleton, Fiddlers Bid and Cruinn.

The public have until November 28 to cast their vote for who they want to see win in each category, including Event of the Year, Album of the Year, Composer of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year.

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Reworked score

for Castro opera

Scottish composer James MacMillan will conduct his opera Ines de Castro for the first time at performances in Glasgow and Edinburgh in January.

It was premiered by Scottish Opera in 1996, but this new production has given Macmillan the chance to revisit and alter the original score.

Based on the play by Jo Clifford, Ines de Castro tells the story of Ines, Spanish mistress to the Portuguese crown prince. Stephanie Corley returns to Scottish Opera to sing the role of Ines, while former Royal Opera House principal Peter Wedd makes his debut with the company.

Soprano Susannah Glanville, sings Blanca.

Paul Carey Jones, whose performances with Scottish Opera in Hansel & Gretel were hailed as "outstanding", will sing the role of scheming Pacheco, while world-renowned bass Brindley Sherratt takes on the role of the King.

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Oh What A Beautiful cast

The full cast has been announced for the production of Oklahoma which comes to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh on April 21.

It will feature Lucy May Barker as Ado Annie, James O'Connell as Will Parker, Paul Grunert as Andrew Carnes, Kara Lane as Gertie Cummings and Christopher D Hunt as Cord Elam.

The production is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and the choreography is by Drew McOnie.

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