What’s To Be Done With Scottish Opera?

So Scottish Opera is once again in financial crisis. And support for bailing it out is waning. What’s a company to do? “Critics calling for wholesale changes at the opera have suggested either the Scottish Chamber Orchestra or the Royal Scottish National Orchestra could play in the pit at opera performances.” But the company’s director dislikes the idea: “We currently do 130 performances a year and we couldn’t do that and play for the opera at the same time. It’s a very extreme solution. What they need is breathing space, rather than drastic cutting.”