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Glen Scotia
distillery in Campbeltown is set to host
one of the first performances of an
exciting new opera set in a distillery,
Navigate The Blood - NOISE Opera
featuring music by Scot indie stars
Admiral Fallow.
That operatic bunch at the Glen
Scotia distillery in Campbeltown are set
to host one of the first performances of
an exciting new opera set in a
distillery and featuring music by Scot
indie stars Admiral Fallow.
Navigate The Blood, which is written by
Sian Evans, is about a couple whose son
has disappeared in mysterious
circumstances, with the action taking
place in a small family distillery.
The new production combines singing,
music, theatre and storytelling, and has
been created to reflect the lives of the
distillery community in Scotland. By
being relevant to those based in
Scotland’s distilling regions, it also
aims to encourage new audiences to
experience opera.
Distilling is an industry that employs,
directly and indirectly, 41,000 people
in Scotland and attracted two million
tourists to various Scottish
distilleries last year.
The contemporary opera features music by
top Scottish indie-folk band, Admiral
Fallow, who joined forces with composer
Gareth Williams to push the
collaborative boundaries and form this
exciting new partnership. Working with
Gareth, Sian and classical opera
singers, they have embraced an intense
writing process, resulting in a
compelling first new work of modern
opera by the talented and versatile
musicians
The production will tour Scotland’s
traditional distilling regions, from the
Highlands, to the Lowlands, via
Speyside, Islay and Campbeltown, where
Glen Scotia will host the sole
performance. Glen Scotia is one of only
three surviving distilleries in
Campbeltown, formerly known as the
Victorian capital of Scotch.
Iain McAlister, Distillery Manager at
Glen Scotia, said: “Navigate The Blood
has been created to showcase Scotland’s
distilling industry and we can’t wait
for it to be performed here at Glen
Scotia. Campbeltown, one of Scotland’s
five official malt-producing regions,
has a rich distilling heritage, with
over 30 distilleries based in the town
during its Victorian heyday when it was
known as the Scotch capital of the
world. We are extremely proud of our
role as the sole host for Campbeltown.”
James Robert Carson, the founder and
artistic director of New Opera in
Scotland Events (NOISE), which is
producing Navigate The Blood, said:
“Scotland has a deep and historic
involvement with the art of distilling.
By performing Navigate the Blood in each
of the five distinct distilling regions,
NOISE has designed an opera that
reflects and celebrates the success and
continued innovation of this remarkable
industry. The band Admiral Fallow and
composer Gareth Williams have created a
truly magical and original score, with a
story set in a distillery.
“NOISE is delighted to be able to tour
this new production to audiences who
live and work in some of the country’s
most important and unique working
communities, such as Glen Scotia in
Campbeltown.”
Navigate The Blood is to be performed at
Glen Scotia Distillery on November 9.
Tickets are available from
www.seeticket.com
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