Scottish Opera Seeks Donationsto Plug (Pounds) 2m Gap; New Chairman Considers Overseas Hand-Outs

Sunday Herald › October 18, 2004

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THE new chairman of Scottish Opera has admitted that the company will get no increase in public subsidy and must raise (pounds) 2 million a year for itself.

William Taylor QC, who was appointed to the unpaid post last week, said a definitive report commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) showed the company needed funding of (pounds) 9.5m a year.

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Scottish Opera Seeks Donationsto Plug (Pounds) 2m Gap; New Chairman Considers Overseas Hand-Outs

For the first time, he admitted that no more than the current annual grant of (pounds) 7.5m (inflation-linked) will come from the public purse. Instead, Scottish Opera is mounting a robust international ca...

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