Cellist Su-a Lee performs at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to mark the programme announcement of the Edinburgh International Festival (Andrew Milligan/PA)More than 170 musicians, actors and dance artists have been announced for Edinburgh International Festival as organisers unveiled a “carefully organised return to live performance”. Acts such as Grammy-winning violinist Nicola Benedetti and actor Alan Cumming are among performers due to take to the stage from August 7-29. Organisers said outdoor venues, shorter performances with no intervals, and some performances uploaded online were among measures taken to put on the festival safely. Expand Close Violinist Nicola Benedetti will be a major draw (Andy Gotts/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Violinist Nicola Benedetti will be a major draw (Andy Gotts/PA)Highlights include:– A new concert staging of Ariadne auf Naxos starring Dorothea Roschmann in the title role alongside David Butt Philip as Bacchus. Expand Close Fergus Linehan, Edinburgh International Festival Director, said the return has been carefully planned including using outdoor venues (Andrew Milligan/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Fergus Linehan, Edinburgh International Festival Director, said the return has been carefully planned including using outdoor venues (Andrew Milligan/PA)Festival director Fergus Linehan added: “The programme we are announcing today represents a carefully organised return to live performance.

Source: Irish Independent June 02, 2021 09:20 UTC