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Friends of Scottish Opera October 2014Friends of Scottish Opera

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Meetings of Friends of Scottish Opera are open to all, whether you are a member or not. Please  make contact beforehand, if you can, to make sure someone is looking to welcome you!  Alternatively contact the Friends Manager, Anne Higgins, at Scottish Opera's head office at Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow on 0141 248 4567.  If you want the name of the person to speak to in your nearest branch, Anne will be happy to help.

Angus Opera Group meetings take place at 2.30pm in Edzell Church Hall on the first Sunday of every month until May. For further information about meetings and coach trips, contact Mrs Angela Noble, Holywell House, Logie Pert, by Montrose DD10 9JX 01674 840142 email mimnoble@mac.com

Sunday 5 October Russian opera - illustrated talk by Olive Duncan

 

Fife branch

Friday 31 October at 7.30pm An evening of Gilbert and Sullivan including extracts from the Mikado, the Gondoliers, Patience, H.M.S.Pinafore and the Pirates of Penzance featuring Rebecca Bottone, Linda Ormiston, Donald Maxwell, Seamus Begg and St Andrews University Gilbert and Sullivan Society, accompanied by Scottish Opera head of Music Derek Clark. tickets £15/£10 over 60s/£5.00 under 26s from Anne Higgins or on the door at the Town Hall, St Andrews.

 

Forth Valley branch meetings take place monthly at 2.30pm in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling (except the spring lunch) until April.

Entrance £5 (£6 guests, £1 students). For further details, contact Elise Macrae on 01786 822128 or e-mail macraefernbank@btinternet.com and for coach bookings contact Margaret Inall on 01786 474260 or email maggieinall@btinternet.com

Sunday 12 October 2014 Being an Emerging Artist Rosalind Coad talks to Anne Higgins 

Grampian branch meetings normally take place monthly at 7.30pm on Wednesday evenings in Rubislaw Church Centre. For further information about all events, contact Anne Murray on 01224 641593.

Friday 31 October 12.30pm Lunch and Listen to John Molloy (Alidoro in Cenerentola) at the Royal Northern and University Club.

Strathclyde branch

Wednesday 29 October 3pm AGM of Friends of Scottish Opera in the Rankine Hall within Scottish Opera's headquarters, 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow G2 4PT

Tayside branch meetings are held on Fridays at 7.30 in the Common Room, Chaplaincy Centre, Dundee University. For further information and to book a buffet supper at 6.30pm before the meeting, contact Penny Anderson on penny_anderson@blueyonder.co.uk (telephone 01382 225067) or David Muir Wood on d.muirwood@dundee.ac.uk (telephone 01382 370685). Meetings cost £2 or £10 including supper, with wine available. 

Friday 31 October Stephen Fraser on La cenerentola.