The Edinburgh International Festival has started to reveal its 2025 festival. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances announced so far.

The festival opens with a rendition of Tavener’s “The Veil of the Temple,” a concert featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Sofi Jeannin as well as the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Monteverdi Choir, National Youth Choir of Scotland, and NYCOS Chamber Choir. Sophia Burgo is the soprano soloists in the program.

Performance Dates: August 2, 2025

The King’s Singers and Colin Currie present works by Martland, Glasser, Weelkes, Dessner, and Missy Mazzoli, among others.

Performance Dates: August 2, 2025

The Monteverdi Choir will present works by Händel, Purcell, and Bach.

Performance Dates: August 4, 2025

Countertenor Hugh Cutting and pianist George Ireland perform works of Hahn, Händel, Debussy, Schubert, and Wolf.

Performance Dates: August 7, 2025

Giovanni Sala, Angela Brower, Tara Erraught, Hera Hyesang Park, Maria Warenberg, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo star in “La Clemenza di Tito.” Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Performance Dates: August 9, 2025

Opera Queensland will showcase “Orpheus and Eurydice” in association with Crica. The opera will be conducted by Laurence Cummings and showcase the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Iestyn Davis stars as Orpheus and Samantha Clarke is double cast as Eurydice and Amore.

Performance Dates: August 13-16, 2025

Ian Bostridge Sir Antonio Pappano, and members of the London Symphony Orchestra join forces for works by Britten, Vaughan Williams, and Elgar.

Performance Dates: August 13, 2025

Next up is Huang Ruo and Basil Twist’s “Book of Mountains and Seas,” conducted by Miles Lallemant and direced by Twist. The opera is a co-production between Ars Nova Copenhagen and Beth Morrison Projects.

Performance Dates: August 14-16, 2025

Si Antonio Pappano will lead a performance of Vaughan Williams’ “A Season Symphony” with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Will Liverman are the vocal soloists.

Performance Dates: August 14, 2025

Mané Galoyan and Kseniia Nikolaieva star in “Suor Angelica.” Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.

Performance Dates: August 16, 2025

Rising Stars of Voice will present Brahms “Liebeslieder Waltzes.”

Performance Dates: August 19, 2025

Karina Canellakis will lead the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in works of Messiaen, Bernstein, and Stravinsky with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Countertenor Hugh Cutting will be the vocal soloists.

Performance Dates: August 21, 2025

John Butt leads the Dunedin Consort in Händel’s “Clori, Tirsi e Fileno.” Soloists include Julie Roset, Nardus Williams, and Reginald Mobley.

Performance Dates: August 21, 2025

Emily D’Angelo and Sophia Muñoz will present a recital of works by Bartók, Kodály, Britten, Clarke, Barber, Mahler, and Alma Mahler, among others.

Performance Dates: August 22, 2025

Christopher Maltman, Mari Eriksmoen, Karen Cargill, and Ben Bliss are the vocal soloists in Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” Thomas Sengerård conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Performance Dates: August 24, 2025