By David Salazar
Opera Festival Scotland has announced its 2022 slate.

The season will open with an Opera Highlights concert presented by the Scottish Opera.

Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2022

Next up will be a seminar entitled “Opera in Scotland before 1962,” which will feature Iain Fraser, Peter Fraser, and Stephen Fraser.

Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022

Julia Lagahuzere of Opera for Peace will host a discussion on young artist development.

Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022

There will be a concert performance of “Aida” starring Susan McNaught, Shaun Dixon, and Simone Ibbett-Brown.

Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022

There will be a “Non-Professional 30+ Singing Competition” which aims to provide singers who did not study music at an earlier stage in their career and have been unable to pursue a musical career. Participants include Simon Willshire, Rosamund Sutherland, Joanne Whalley and Holly Slater.

Performance Date: Sept. 24, 2022

Opera Bohemia will put on “Le Nozze di Figaro” starring Catriona Clark, Andrew McTaggart, Charlie Drummond, and Arthur Bruce, among others.

Performance Date: Sept. 24, 2022

There will be a Master Class with soprano Janis Kelly.

Performance Date: Sept. 25, 2022

The festival draws to a close with the Young Artists Singing Competition. Finalists include Ted Black, Julieth Lozano, Suzie Gibbons, and Jacobo Ochoa, with judges featuring Janis Kelly, Michelle Williams, Sarah-Jane Davies, Julia Lagahuzere, and Linda Ormiston. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra will be conducted by John Frederick Hudson.

Performance Date: Sept. 25, 2022