{"product_id":"scottish-play-michael-fuller-rejoices-at-the-return-of-wagner-to-scottish-opera","title":"Scottish Play: Michael Fuller rejoices at the return of Wagner to Scottish Opera","description":"\u003cp\u003eReview of \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e (concert perf.), conducted Stratford, Glasgow, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/the-wagner-journal-july-2026-volume-20-number-2?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003eJuly 2026, Volume 20, Number 2\u003c\/a\u003e, 84–5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe straitened circumstances faced by opera companies in the UK mean that concert stagings are an attractive proposition. Scottish Opera has recently presented a number of works in this way, including a memorable version of Strauss’s \u003cem\u003eDaphne\u003c\/em\u003e; now, following the example of Opera North’s \u003cem\u003eParsifal\u003c\/em\u003e, the company has turned to Wagner. Placing the orchestra literally centre-stage and with the costumed singers acting their roles in front of it, little is required in terms of the audience’s suspension of disbelief for the drama to register.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wagner Journal","offers":[{"title":"Individual","offer_id":54364642771286,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institution","offer_id":54364642804054,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thewagnerjournal.co.uk\/products\/scottish-play-michael-fuller-rejoices-at-the-return-of-wagner-to-scottish-opera","provider":"The Wagner Journal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}