Culture
Forth Bridge Construction Gallery
The Forth Bridge: symbol of Scotland and UNESCO World Heritage Site to boot! Known world-wide as one of the wonders of the industrial age, the Forth Bridge is one […]
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World Heritage Day
Celebrate Scotland’s UNESCO Sites On World Heritage Day April 18 is World Heritage Day, promoting awareness of the vast diversity of humanity’s cultural heritage. In Scotland we’re lucky enough to have […]
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My Heritage, My Footsteps
Author and storyteller Jess Smith remembers growing up as a Scottish Traveller for the Historic Environment Scotland’s What’s Your Heritage? campaign When I was a child, every spring at the […]
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Exit Stage Right!
Catherine Backhouse describes Scottish Opera’s last week of touring with Opera Highlights – and the challenges of switching stage sizes! After the week of ‘snowmageddon’ and our extended stay […]
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Stranded on Shetland
Baritone Benjamin Lewis nearly didn’t make it back to join the Scottish Opera cast of Opera Highlights – and when he did, they nearly didn’t make it off Shetland! Well, […]
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The Journey North
Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights tour have just finished the most northerly leg of their tour. Here, soprano Máire Flavin updates us on their backstage antics and site-seeing trips! Week three […]
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Hikes and Hijinks
Musical director Patrick Milne reveals what the Opera Highlights team have been getting up to on tour What a fabulous week! Having commuted to the first three shows from […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye! – Original And Best
Put yourself to the test with our list of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. How many do you know? 1. Actress Reese Witherspoon’s ancestor John D Witherspoon […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye 2 – More Scottish Facts!
Gayle’s back with another round of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. Put yourself to the test – how many do you know? Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson used false teeth and […]
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Q-Aye 3! – The Weird and Wonderful
The third round of our essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts – part 1 In Vancouver, Canada, they celebrate Chinese Burns Night! Burns Night and the Chinese New Year […]
