Opera Gala Concert conducted by Derek Clark with special guest and honorary president, Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano.

Celebrating 50 years of Fife Opera, we present a Gala Concert of solos, ensembles and choruses from operas we have performed including works by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Bizet and Donizetti.

Beth makes her highly anticipated recital debut at the Edinburgh Festival on the theme of myriad perspectives on women and transformation.

Programme will include songs of Augusta Holmès, Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Connie Converse, Cameron Biles-Liddell, Fanny Hensel, Stuart MacRae, Lili Boulanger and Germaine Tailleferre.

Afternoon delight will be provided by this starry concert, featuring some of Scotland's top operatic singers, in a programme of wonderful French opera highlights from Bizet, Berlioz, Debussy and Gounod. International stars Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass) and Beth Taylor (mezzo-Soprano) are joined by three rising stars, Catherine Hooper (soprano), Magnus Walker (tenor) and Jonathan Kennedy (baritone). Providing the accompaniment is Michal Gajzler, the brilliant Scottish-based Polish pianist, who will conjure up the sounds of a full orchestra on the grand piano!

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates.

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates.

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates.

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates.

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates.

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

PROGRAMME
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 in C minor  

PERFORMERS 
Conductor YOEL GAMZOU
Soprano MARIE SMOLKA
Mezzo-soprano BETH TAYLOR

Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera 

Beth performs the role of Dido for the first time, with the Early Opera Company and conducted by Christian Curnyn.

Beth makes her long-awaited Royal Opera debut at Bradamante in Richard Jones’ production of Handel’s “Alcina”, conducted by David Bates

dates run from 15th September - 3rd October 2026..

Beth marks several performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet adaptation of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Shows run from 9th-23rd November

Beth marks several performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet adaptation of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Shows run from 9th-23rd November

Beth marks several performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet adaptation of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Shows run from 9th-23rd November

Beth marks several performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet adaptation of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for the Royal Ballet and Opera.

Shows run from 9th-23rd November

Beth performs a selection of Mozart concert arias with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentina Orchestra, conducted by Christophe Rousset.

• • • Felix Mendelssohn

    • Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op 60

    • Anders Hillborg

    • Viola ConcertoLondon Premiere

    • Igor Stravinsky

    • The Rite of Spring

Performers

• Sakari Oramo

  conductor

• Lawrence Power

  viola

• Beth Taylor

  mezzo- soprano

• Benjamin Bruns

  tenor

• BBC Symphony Orchestra

• BBC Symphony Chorus

Stadtcasino Basel, Musiksaal, Konzertgasse 1, Basel, Schweiz

Miriam Feuersinger Sopran
Lea Müller Mezzosopran
Beth Taylor Mezzosopran
Jacob Lawrence Tenor
José Coca Loza Bass
La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel
Andrea Marcon Leitung

Music by Corelli, Pez, Scarlatti & J. S. Bach Magnificat BWV 243

• Wiener Symphoniker

• Wiener Singakademie

• Anna-Lena Elbert

• Beth TaylorAlt

• Daniel Johannsen

• Tomáš Král

• Alessandro De Marchi

Programme

• Johann Sebastian Bach

  Teile I, II, IV und VI (Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248) (1734–1735)

• Wiener Symphoniker

• Wiener Singakademie

• Anna-Lena Elbert

• Beth TaylorAlt

• Daniel Johannsen

• Tomáš Král

• Alessandro De Marchi

Programme

• Johann Sebastian Bach

  Teile I, II, IV und VI (Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248) (1734–1735)

• Wiener Symphoniker

• Wiener Singakademie

• Anna-Lena Elbert

• Beth TaylorAlt

• Daniel Johannsen

• Tomáš Král

• Alessandro De Marchi

Programme

• Johann Sebastian Bach

  Teile I, II, IV und VI (Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248) (1734–1735)

Beth performs Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Orchestre Français des jeunes, conducted by Kristiina Poska and tenor Matthew Cairns.

PERFORMANCE DATES

SUNDAY JANUARY 10th- 5:00pm Dijon Opera House Auditorium

MONDAY JANUARY 11th- 8:00pm Espace des Arts national stage of Chalon-sur-Saône

Beth performs Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Orchestre Français des jeunes, conducted by Kristiina Poska and tenor Matthew Cairns.

PERFORMANCE DATES

SUNDAY JANUARY 10th- 5:00pm Dijon Opera House Auditorium

MONDAY JANUARY 11th- 8:00pm Espace des Arts national stage of Chalon-sur-Saône

• Dunedin Consort

• Ed Lyon Belshazzar

• Nardus Williams Nitocris

• Beth Taylor Cyrus

• Matthew Brook Gobris

• Alexander Chance Daniel

• John Butt Director

Programme

• Georg Friedrich Händel

  Belshazzar. Oratorium in drei Teilen HWV 61 (1745)

• Dunedin Consort

• Ed Lyon Belshazzar

• Nardus Williams Nitocris

• Beth Taylor Cyrus

• Matthew Brook Gobris

• Alexander Chance Daniel

• John Butt Director

Programme

• Georg Friedrich Händel

  Belshazzar. Oratorium in drei Teilen HWV 61 (1745)

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic

• Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

• Jennifer France, soprano

• Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano

• Laurence Kilsby, tenor

• Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

• Los Angeles Master Chorale

• Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

• Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director

Esa-Pekka Salonen pairs two requiems: Mozart’s final musical expression of mortality and Ligeti’s mesmerizingly thick and cloudlike Mass of the Dead, memorably included in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Artists

• Los Angeles Philharmonic

• Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

• Jennifer France, soprano

• Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano

• Laurence Kilsby, tenor

• Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

• Los Angeles Master Chorale

• Grant Gershon, Artistic Director

• Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director

Esa-Pekka Salonen pairs two requiems: Mozart’s final musical expression of mortality and Ligeti’s mesmerizingly thick and cloudlike Mass of the Dead, memorably included in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Beth performs a programme of French and Scottish songs alongside Anna Tilbrook.

Featured composers include Chisholm, Berlioz, Tailleferre, Respighi, Viardot, Chretien, George-Scott and many more.

RECITAL WITH KAROLINA KUBALKOVA (PIANO)

Pärt Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII

MAHLER Symphony No.2, 'Resurrection'

Vasily Petrenko ConductorMiah Persson SopranoBeth Taylor Mezzo-sopranoPhilharmonia ChorusRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra

• R Schumann das Paradies und die Peri Listen 

The performers

• Edward Gardner conductor*

• Christiane Karg soprano

• Samantha Clarke soprano

• Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano

• Robert Murray tenor

• Lunga Eric Hallam tenor

• Thomas Oliemans baritone

• London Philharmonic Choir

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 3 (1 hour 36 mins)

Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Orchestra

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 3 (1 hour 36 mins)

Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Orchestra

• London Symphony Orchestra

• Damen der Wiener Singakademie

• Wiener Sängerknaben

• Beth Taylor

• Sir Simon Rattle

Programm

• Gustav Mahler

  Symphonie Nr. 3 d-moll für großes Orchester, Altsolo, Knabenchor und Frauenchor (1893–1896)

Beth performs the role of The Angel in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

Beth performs the role of The Angel in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus, conducted by Sir Mark Elder.

REPERTOIRE INCLUDES

Bonis - Trois Femmes de légende

Berlioz - La mort de Cléopâtre

Interval - Sibelius - Symphony No. 1

CONDUCTOR

Edward Gardner

SOLOISTS

Beth Taylor - Mezzo-soprano

Paul Whittaker - BSL Performer

Big Noise Govanhill - Glasgow only

REPERTOIRE INCLUDES

Bonis - Trois Femmes de légende

Berlioz - La mort de Cléopâtre

Sibelius - Symphony No. 1

CONDUCTOR

Edward Gardner

SOLOISTS

Beth Taylor - Mezzo-soprano

Paul Whittaker - BSL Performer

Big Noise Govanhill - Glasgow only

REPERTOIRE INCLUDES

Beethoven - Sechs Lieder von Gellert Op48 Tailleferre - Trois chansons de Jean Tardieuplus songs by Haydn, Stanford, Chaminade and Sullivan -

SOLOISTS

Beth Taylor - Mezzo-sopranoMarcia Hadjimarkos - Piano

REPERTOIRE INCLUDES

Mahler - Symphony No3 (98’)

CONDUCTOR

Thomas Søndergård

SOLOISTS

Beth Taylor - Mezzo-sopranoMembers of RSNO Chorus Stephen Doughty - Director, RSNO ChorusRSNO Youth Chorus Patrick Barrett - Director, RSNO Youth ChorusesPaul Whittaker - BSL Performer

REPERTOIRE INCLUDES

Mahler - Symphony No3 (98’)

CONDUCTOR

Thomas Søndergård

SOLOISTS

Beth Taylor - Mezzo-sopranoMembers of RSNO Chorus Stephen Doughty - Director, RSNO ChorusRSNO Youth Chorus Patrick Barrett - Director, RSNO Youth ChorusesPaul Whittaker - BSL Performer