Orfeo ed Euridice 2003Scottish Opera
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Scottish Opera's 2002-03 season was dominated by the continuation of its production by Tim Albery of The Ring. The third instalment, Siegfried, opened at the 2002 Festival, followed by performances in Glasgow, with Götterdämmerung scheduled for the Spring. Complete cycles were planned for the 2003 Edinburgh Festival and the opening of the main Glasgow autumn season.
The non-Wagner repertoire consisted of a revived Fledermaus and new Orfeo ed Euridice in the autumn, along with a medium-scale Bohème. The new year saw performances of Rigoletto, with The Magic Flute in the spring.
This sadly uninspired staging of Gluck's Orfeo had opened with eight performances at the end of 2002. These were now its final appearances, with the company on a rare English visit and a first trip to Stoke-on-Trent.
