The Scottish Opera has announced the six Emerging Artists joining the 2023-24 season.

The artists for the season are baritone Ross Cumming, soprano Inna Husieva, tenor Monwabisi Lindi, costume trainee Lovisa Litsgard, returning mezzo-soprano Lea Shaw (as Associate Artist), and repetiteur José Javier Ucendo.

The company’s Emerging Artists program was launched in 2009 and offers young talent a period of full-time work with the Company to help launch their careers. The Emerging Artists also perform in a number of this season’s productions and tours, and in recitals at the University of Glasgow and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Previous Emerging Artists include soprano Jennifer France, baritone Ben McAteer, repetiteur Jonathon Swinard, and composers Gareth Williams and Lliam Paterson.