OPERA Highlights is back on the road this month and it will be pulling into Peebles in just over a fortnight.

The Spring tour begins in Bathgate and takes in a total of 17 different venues across Scotland.

Set in a beautiful garden, director Roxana Haines’ production features a playlist of operatic classics and must-hear rarities, curated by Scottish Opera’s Head of Music Derek Clark.

Highlights include Delibes’ Flower Duet, Vaughan Williams’ Blue larkspur in a garden and many more from the likes of Mozart, Lehár and Scottish Opera Composer in Residence, Samuel Bordoli.

Scottish Opera 2019/20 Emerging Artist repetiteur Michael Papadopoulos is the Pianist/Music Director, and is joined by soprano Zoe Drummond; mezzo-soprano Jade Moffat; tenor Andrew Irwin and baritone Arthur Bruce.

Roxana Haines, who directed Scottish Opera’s hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Fox-tot! this summer, said: "After a successful Autumn tour I am pleased to revive this Opera Highlights show, where the cast cordially invite you to a party on your doorstep.

"This Spring we have a brand new cast to guide you through our story which takes place in luscious gardens and magical flora and fauna of Opera.

"The stage has been set, decorations unpacked and the guests have all arrived, but the problem is we're still not sure whose party this is.

"As the evening progresses, the connections between our characters unravel through music from the likes of Handel, Donizetti and Mozart, and lighter pieces from Gilbert & Sullivan and Vaughan Williams as well as a new work by Samuel Bordoli.

"Prepare for an evening of charm, magic and love in all its operatic forms in a show that highlights the joy and absurdity of opera."

Opera Highlights arrives at the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles on Saturday, March 7.

Tickets are now on sale.

This Opera Highlights tour is supported by The Friends of Scottish Opera, JTH Charitable Trust and The Scottish Opera Endowment Trust. Tickets are on sale from 11 December.