BNOC's 1924 Scottish tour
The BNOC tour of Scotland in 1924 lasted five weeks - two in Edinburgh (King's) then three in Glasgow (Theatre Royal).
Amazingly, four operas by British composers were toured, as well as four French, though only one by Verdi. As usual, Wagner and Puccini seem to enjoy undying popularity. One Russian piece also puts in an appearance.
A total of 19 works were performed:
Mozart (Marriage of Figaro, Magic Flute); Wagner (Tannhäuser, Mastersingers, Siegfried); Verdi (Aïda); Gounod (Faust); Offenbach (Tales of Hoffmann); Bizet (Carmen); Rimsky-Korsakov (Golden Cockerel); Leoncavallo (Pagliacci); Puccini (Bohème, Madam Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi); Debussy (Pelléas and Mélisande); Mackenzie (Eve of St John); Vaughan Williams (Hugh the Drover); Holst (Perfect Fool); Boughton (Alkestis).
The performance schedule is as follows:
Edinburgh, w/c 27 October: Mon 27 Marriage of Figaro; Tue 28 Carmen; Wed 29 mat Madam Butterfly; Wed 29 eve Hugh the Drover: Thu 30 Perfect Fool & Gianni Schicchi; Fri 31 Siegfried; Sat 01 mat Marriage of Figaro; Sat 01 eve Tales of Hoffmann.
Edinburgh, w/c 3 November: Mon 03 Golden Cockerel; Tue 04 Pelléas et Mélisande; Wed 05 mat Magic Flute; Wed 05 eve Tannhäuser; Thu 06 Mastersingers; Fri 07 Alkestis; Sat 08 mat Hugh the Drover; Sat 08 eve Aïda.
Glasgow, w/c 10 November: Mon 10 Carmen; Tue 11 Mastersingers; Wed 12 mat Alkestis; Wed 12 eve Tales of Hoffmann; Thu 13 Magic Flute; Fri 14 Golden Cockerel; Sat 15 mat Aïda; Sat 15 eve Marriage of Figaro.
Glasgow, w/c 17 November: Mon 17 Tales of Hoffmann; Tue 18 Bohème; Wed 19 mat Magic Flute; Med 19 eve Aïda; Thu 20 Eve of St John & Perfect Fool; Fri 21 Hugh the Drover; Sat 22 mat Gianni Schicchi & Pagliacci; Sat 22 eve Tannhäuser.
Glasgow, w/c 24 November: Mon 24 Marriage of Figaro; Tue 25 Faust; Wed 26 mat Golden Cockerel; Wed 26 eve Magic Flute; Thu 27 Hugh the Drover; Fri 28 Carmen; Sat 29 mat Madam Butterfly; Sat 29 eve Mastersingers.
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