Figaro was relatively unfamiliar to local audiences, far less frequently performed than Rossini's Barber.
The Carl Rosa usually had its own orchestral players at the principal desks, supplemented by local musicians. To hire the Scottish Orchestra for this visit seems a wartime experiment.
Cast details are from a programme in the A M Gardiner collection (Mitchell Library).
According to the Scotsman review (9 April) there was a capital group of women singers and "under the experienced direction of Charles Webber there was a performance which had grace and distinction."
As far as Scotland was concerned, the 1942 Carl Rosa season consisted of three weeks in Glasgow, followed by two in Edinburgh. Crowded houses were reported, evidenced too by the Wednesday matinees.
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