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Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s MadamaButterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).
We are thrilled to partner with Absolute Classics to present the Royal Opera & Metropolitan Opera Cinema Season. This collaboration brings filmed live performances from the Royal Opera House— featuring the world’s top operatic stars—directly to Dumfries and Galloway. Experience the drama and artistry of world-class opera on the big screen, right in your local community.
Documentary on the devastating environmental and humanitarian consequences of illegal gold mining in the Amazon.
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the harrowing account of a clandestine journey to uncover the savage unravelling of pristine jungle by illicit small-scale gold mining. Ron Haviv and Donovan Webster, two war journalists, led by Enrique Ortiz, a Peruvian scientist and activist, expose mining’s unthinkable, apocalyptic destruction and its global consequences.
Presented in partnership with Dumfries Fairtrade group to mark World Fair Trade Day. We are delighted to welcome Dumfries & Galloway based jewellers Alison Macleod and Lisa Rothwell-Young to take part in a post film conversation. Alison and Lisa will talk about their craft and how they run their jewellery businesses as ethically as possible.
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
Short films from around the world, selected by the Dundee Discovery Film Festival.
Featuring curious capybaras, chef mushrooms, colourful body cells, woodland animals, an affectionate (and very hungry) crocodile, and a voiceless cockerel.
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