Composer Judith Weir found the material for her libretto in two collections of Gaelic tales and incantations. Her characters struggle against supernatural as well as social pressures in a tale of love, marriage, death and final triumph. Scottish Opera's production, invokes the bleak isolation of an island community.
Scottish Opera Chorus
Chorus Master Stephen Harris Scottish Opera Orchestra led by Raymond Ovens
Conductor Justin Brown
Presented by Sheena McDonald.
(Production supported by Amerada Hess North Sea Oil and Gas)
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