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
Carreras Cigarette Factory glory. The restorers consulted the original designs and aimed to recreate 80-90% of the original Art Deco features, including installing replicas of the famous cat statues. The restoration work won a Civic Trust Award. The Carreras Cigarette Factory was faced in Atlas White cement, coloured to look like sand. The front of the building was lined with a colonnade of twelve large papyriform columns, painted in bright colours with Venetian glass decoration. The columns are thought to have been inspired by columns at tombs in Amarna. The main entrance was approached by a staircase, the handrails designed in the shape