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 Canada concern Canadian themes and are small in scale. Canadian operas are typically influenced by the history of the country. Many deal with First Nations and immigration themes or concern specific historical events and figures. Canada's diversity is thus very much reflected by the operatic works of its composers. The first opera written on Canadian soil was Joseph Quesnel's "Colas et Colinette". Written in 1788 and first performed in 1790 in Montreal, it was again produced in Quebec in 1805. The comedic opera in three acts is written in a manner that clearly shows the composer's French heritage. The characters are