Scottish Opera

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Scottish Opera was founded in 1962 and is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland.

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Foreign tours 4 Musical directors 5 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1962 by Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish Opera has grown to become one of the world’s most renowned opera companies, building a considerable reputation for its distinguished productions.

In 1975 Scottish Opera bought the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from Scottish Television re-opening it in October 1975 with Die Fledermaus. In March 2005, the management of the Theatre Royal was transferred to the Ambassador Theatre Group, but will still remain the main home of Scottish Opera company.

Scottish Opera is committed to bringing the widest range of opera, to the maximum audience in Scotland and the United Kingdom. The Company's education unit is committed to delivering socially inclusive outreach and educational productions.

Since 1994, its principal venue in Edinburgh has been the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

[edit] Awards

The company has won a host of illustrious awards including the Barclays TMA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for Macbeth and Der Rosenkavalier (both in 1994) and for Die Walküre and Siegfried (both in 2002), as well as the South Bank Show Award for "Best Opera" for the Ring Cycle (2004).

[edit] Foreign tours

Scottish Opera has also staged many successful productions abroad including Peter Grimes and Tristan und Isolde in Lisbon; Macbeth at the Vienna International Festival and the European Premiere of MacMillan’s Ines de Castro in Porto, Portugal.

[edit] Musical directors

Its first music director was Alexander Gibson (1962-1986). He was succeeded by John Mauceri (1986-1992) and Sir Richard Armstrong (1992-2005).

[edit] External links

• Scottish Opera