Opera in Scotland boy in the Scottish Opera's avant garde 1990s production of "The Trojans". As a teenager he performed with Scottish Opera at Covent Garden Royal Opera House in a critically acclaimed production of "Carmen". Other notable Scottish singers Production personnel Stage directors Scottish Opera in the context of the Performing Arts Scotland has only one dedicated opera house, namely the Theatre Royal, Glasgow which has been the home of Scottish Opera since 1975. Owned by Scottish Opera, the Theatre Royal has been managed since 2005 by the Ambassador Theatre Group. Scottish Opera is the national opera company, one of the five
Opera in German abroad. Though he began in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer was more famous for his contributions to Italian and (especially) French opera. He fused elements from all three national styles into his conception of grand opera, which had an important influence on the development of German music, including Wagner's early works. Other notable operas of the time include "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" (1849) by Otto Nicolai and "Martha" (1847) by Friedrich von Flotow. Later came Peter Cornelius ("Der Barbier von Bagdad", 1858), Hermann Goetz ("Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung", 1874) and Karl Goldmark ("Die Königin von Saba", 1875). Mention should be made of