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    inspired by Scottish writers Opera by Scottish (-based) composers Opera in Scotland, including performers, production personnel, and opera companies, etc...
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    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...
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  • The following is a list of characters in River City, a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. "A look back at...
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    Edinburgh International Festival (category Opera in Scotland)
    and song, opera, ballet, drama, film, and Scottish 'piping and dancing' on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, a structure that was followed in subsequent...
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  • The history of opera in the English language commences in the 17th century. In England, one of opera's antecedents in the 16th century was an afterpiece...
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  • Alex Ferns (category Scottish male soap opera actors)
    role of Rick Harper in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City between 2017 and 2018. For his performance as coal miner Andrei Glukhov in the 2019 miniseries...
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  • Stephen McCole (category Scottish male soap opera actors)
    BBC Scotland soap opera River City. In his best known role, High Times, McCole portrays Rab, an unemployed stoner who lives with his best friend in a bleak...
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    events in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, from her return to Scotland in 1561 until 1568 when she was forced to flee to England. The opera premiered...
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  • A soap opera, daytime drama, or soap for short, is typically a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble...
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  • Beggars Opera was a Scottish progressive rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1969 by guitarist Ricky Gardiner (born 31 August 1948, Edinburgh,...
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  • Big Five. Scottish Ballet Scottish Opera Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Chamber Orchestra National Theatre of Scotland Scottish arts face...
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    The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded...
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  • River City is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since 24 September 2002. Since...
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  • Opera Bohemia is an opera company based in Scotland that performs operas throughout the country. The operas are adapted for small venues and are often...
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    Court music in Scotland Folk music of Scotland Music of Scotland in the nineteenth century Opera in Scotland Scottish country dance music Scottish photography...
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    Edinburgh Grand Opera was Scotland's oldest existing grand opera company, founded in 1955 by Richard Telfer. This society was run by its non-professional...
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  • opera Albanian opera Opera in Azerbaijan Opera in Canada Opera in Cuba Opera in Latin America Opera in Scotland Opera in Venezuela Western opera in Chinese...
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  • Richard Armstrong (conductor) (category Opera in Scotland)
    conducted in New York, Milan, Paris and Tokyo. He was Music Director of Scottish Opera from 1993 to 2005. During this time he conducted operas including...
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  • presented operas at the festival in 1965, contributed five productions (with two of them performed over two years), while Glasgow-based Scottish Opera performed...
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  • Sam Robertson (category Scottish male soap opera actors)
    October 1985) is a Scottish actor and model. He is best known for portraying Adam Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and Flynn in the E4 comedy-drama...
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    theatrical superstition, called the Scottish curse, speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre, other than as called for in the script while rehearsing or...
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  • Souvenir Programme. 1955. "Opera Scotland: Die Zauberflöte, Edinburgh Festival 1956". 1956. Retrieved 27 December 2021. "Opera Scotland: Oedipus Rex, Edinburgh...
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  • December 27, 2021. "Opera Scotland: L'elisir d'amore, Edinburgh Festival 1957". 1957. Retrieved December 27, 2021. "Opera Scotland: Il Turco in Italia, Edinburgh...
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    The Lighthouse is a chamber opera with words and music by Peter Maxwell Davies. The scenario was inspired by a true story. In December 1900 a lighthouse...
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  • Television in Scotland mostly consists of UK-wide broadcasts, with regional variations at different times which are specific to Scotland. The BBC and...
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  • Alexander Gibson (conductor) (category Opera in Scotland)
    CBE FRSE FRCM FRSA (11 February 1926 – 14 January 1995) was a Scottish conductor and opera intendant. He was also well known for his service to the BBC...
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    Gareth Williams (composer) (category Irish opera composers)
    College of Art. He was the first composer in residence for Scottish Opera from 2012 to 2015. His work spans from opera and music theatre to chamber music. Originally...
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    1119417; -3.164056 Fife Opera is a semi-professional grand opera company dating back to 1976, and based in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. It has produced over 40...
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    YoYo Games (category 2007 establishments in Scotland)
    company based in Dundee, Scotland. From February 2015 to January 2021, the company was owned by Playtech; afterwards, it was sold to Opera to launch its...
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  • Isobel Buchanan (category 21st-century Scottish women opera singers)
    in 1979.[citation needed] Since then, she has appeared at many other major opera houses and companies including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Scottish Opera...
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