Trial by Jury Double Bill - Scottish Opera

First performed in 1875, this is the first major hit from the partnership of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Set around a classic case of broken vows - the defendant having literally left the claimant at the altar - the trial bubbles over with emotion, humour, and downright chaos, leaving the jury divided. How will they decide between the charming yet swindling defendant and the utterly captivating claimant?  

Following the crowd-pleasing political satire In Flagrante, which premiered on the 2023/24 Opera Highlights tour, Emma Jenkins and Toby Hession present a daring new operetta set in the press room at Number 9 Downing Street.  

When a scandal threatens to break about the frontrunner in a bloody leadership campaign, a lawyer is needed to prevent information from reaching the press. Sylvia Lawless from the firm Lawless, Lawless, Lawless and Crook must find the loopholes in this modern take on unsavoury behaviour.

Trial by Jury is a new co-production by Scottish Opera, D'Oyly Carte Opera and Opera Holland Park A Matter of Misconduct! is a new co-commission and co-production by Scottish Opera and D'Oyly Carte Opera Trial by Jury and A Matter of Misconduct! are presented as a double bill

Content warning: Contains jokes, some of which are really naughty. There's no swearing in it, but quite a bit of innuendo.

Sung in English with English supertitles