Scottish Opera

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Not to be confused with Opera in Scotland.

Scottish Opera is the national opera company of Scotland, and one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Founded in 1962 and based in Glasgow, it is the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland.

History

Scottish Opera was founded by conductor

Ambassador Theatre Group, but remains the home of Scottish Opera and of Scottish Ballet.[1]

Scottish Opera dealt with various financial troubles, related to lack of funding and accusations of fiscal profligacy,[citation needed] during the first part of the 2000s. Its cycle of Richard Wagner's Ring was critically acclaimed,[citation needed] but also was highly draining of the company's financial resources. In 2004, a financial restructuring plan had called for the elimination of 88 jobs, including all 34 members of the chorus, and the suspension of the entire 2005–06 season.[2] In protest, Sir Richard Armstrong announced his resignation in December 2004, effective at the end of the 2004–05 season.[3]

Alex Reedijk became general director of the company in 2006.[4] In August 2007, effective the same month, the company announced the appointment of Francesco Corti as its next music director.[5]

Recent commissions include the Five:15 Operas Made in Scotland, part of a five-year research and development project to find the next generation of opera-makers, composers and librettists.[citation needed]

Awards

The company has won awards, including the Barclays

Ring Cycle (2004) and a Herald Angel Award for The Two Widows at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2008.[citation needed
]

Foreign tours

Scottish Opera has also staged many successful productions abroad, including

MacMillan's Ines de Castro in Porto, Portugal.[citation needed
]

Music directors

Notes

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  2. ^ Tom Service (9 June 2004). "Culture and the class war". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  3. ^ Charlotte Higgins (2 December 2004). "Scottish Opera's music director resigns amid acrimony". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  4. ^ Kenneth Walton (5 June 2006). "Back in the black and ready to connect with the public". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  5. ^ Matthew Westphal (8 August 2007). "Scottish Opera, on the Mend, Appoints New Music Director". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  6. ^ Design, Site Buddha Web. "Scottish Opera – Opera Scotland". www.operascotland.org. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ Design, Site Buddha Web. "Egisto 1982 – Tour – Opera Scotland". www.operascotland.org. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

References

External links
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