Opera Scotland

Lohengrin 1894Royal Italian Opera Company

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The Royal Italian Opera managed by Sir Augustus Harris here brought several Scottish premieres.  Verdi's Falstaff included several of the original Milan cast.  There were also Scottish premieres by Wagner (Mastersingers), Leoncavallo (Pagliacci) and Massenet (La Navarraise).

Cast details are from the Joseph O'Mara entry in the 'Opera in Ireland' website.

 

The national tour dates

The autumn tour was quite extensive, starting on 27 August in Blackpool.  The company then went to Newcastle (w/c 03/09); Edinburgh (10/09); Glasgow (17/09); Bradford (24/09); Dublin (01/10); Cork (14/10); Belfast 21/10); Liverpool (28/10); Sheffield (04/11); Manchester (11/11); Bristol (18/11).

The two weeks in Scotland were:

W/c 10 Sep - Edinburgh Royal Lyceum - Mon 10 Lohengrin; Tue 11 Falstaff; Wed 12 Carmen; Thu 13 tbc; Fri 14 tbc; Sat 15 mat Orfeo & La Navarraise; Sat 15 eve Mastersingers.

W/c 17 Sep - Glasgow Theatre Royal - Mon 17 Falstaff; Tue 18 Lohengrin; Wed 19 Orfeo & La Navarraise; Thu 20 Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana; Fri 21 Pag & Cav; Sat 21 mat Faust; Sat 21 eve Mastersingers.