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Scottish Opera

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC019787
Status
Active
Registered
March 20, 1963
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
39 Elmbank Crescent
Glasgow
G2 4PT

Contact

Website
scottishopera.org.uk
Website screenshot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company and largest performing arts organisation, founded in 1962 by Sir Alexander Gibson ‘to lay the treasures of opera at the feet of the people of Scotland’. Our repertoire ranges from the earliest operas to newly-commissioned world premieres. We collaborate with the world’s finest singers and creatives, our orchestra and choruses to produce world-class work at every scale and tour across Scotland to ensure performances are within reach of as many of the country’s dispersed population as possible. Our smaller tours visit over 50 venues across the mainland and islands. Our Education & Outreach programme, which celebrates 55 years in 2026, includes a Primary Schools Tour, bringing children the opportunity to perform alongside professional singers. Around 120 schools and 120,000 pupils take part each year. We aim to be inclusive and affordable through subsidised and free tickets, audio description and shorter access performances.

Objectives: The advancement of education of the public in Scotland by the creation of opportunities for the people of Scotland to see and hear productions and performances of opera and ballet, music, dance, plaus and drama and of operatic, dramatic and other music.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £13,946,830 £13,174,364 164
March 31, 2024 £13,356,773 £12,685,759 159
March 31, 2023 £13,663,468 £14,364,509 176
March 31, 2022 £11,992,557 £12,074,422 177
March 31, 2021 £12,790,687 £10,349,775 196

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