Venue

SURGEONS' HALL MUSEUM

Nicolson Street, Edinburgh

Information

A former Professor of Medicine and past chairman of The Friends of Scottish Opera, Dr Ian Robertson gives a humorous and illustrated talk on operatic medicos to celebrate the release of his book Doctors in Opera published by Scottish Opera. 

This rigorously researched and mischievous overview takes an affectionate sideswipe at everyone, from the verbose quack Dr Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore to the brief, tuneless (and terminal) appearance of the Professor of Medicine in Berg’s Lulu.
 
With his medical background, Roberston is well placed to analyse the surprising numerous operatic appearances of GPs, psychiatrists, surgeons, ophthalmologists, cardiologists, imposters -even a canine doctor- in works from Dittersdorf to Turnage, via Mozart, Verdi, Prokofiev, Britten, Maxwell Davies and many more.

Signed copies of Doctors in Opera will be available for purchase following the talk.

Ticketing
Ticket in Advance only

Prices/Concessions
Free, but please book in advance by visiting the eventbrite page.

Further Information
www.doctorsinopera.eventbrite.com/
museum@rcsed.ac.uk