Scottish Opera – Alcina
Location: Theatre Royal
Scottish Opera presents Alcina. A beautiful enchantress with a habit of turning people who annoy her into animals and inanimate objects. Coming to Glasgow’s Theatre Royal on 11th & 14th February 2027.
There are worse places to find yourself trapped than Club Amnesia. Here, Alcina – performance artist extraordinaire – captivates the men who swarm around her, bending their minds, and reality, to her will. But when she meets Ruggiero, her heart finally softens. Then Ruggiero’s fiancée – disguised as a man to rescue her lost lover – arrives, and a clash of head and heart threatens to shatter the magic, hedonism, and fantasy of Alcina’s illusions.
Olivia Fuchs, director of 2025’s five-star The Makropulos Affair, transports Handel’s romantic fantasy to the vibrant, flamboyant, all-intoxicating club scene, joyfully toying with opera’s power and gender dynamics. Colourful designs by Yannis Thavoris (Marx in London! 2024) and lighting by Jake Wiltshire (Albert Herring 2024) bring this story of love, imagination, transformation, and human frailty to life.
Tickets are on sale now for Scottish Opera – Alcina and will start at £24.00 for the cheapest seats and go up to £152.50 for the most expensive. The first performance will be on the 11th February 2027 and the last show will be on the 14th February 2027. Get your tickets today!
