Donors queue up to sponsor Scottish Opera’s characters - [Sunday Herald]

Donors queue up to sponsor Scottish Opera’s characters - [Sunday Herald]: "Scottish Opera is celebrating an unprecedented surge in public donations ahead of its flagship autumn production, sparking optimism that philanthropy will play an increasingly important financial role for the company.

On launching the Play A Supporting Role scheme in March for its forth coming production of Richard Strauss’s comic opera Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier Of The Rose), the company had hoped to raise around £12,000 through individual sponsorship for each of the show’s 60 roles. In return, donors receive accreditation in the opera’s programme next to their chosen characters and are invited to one of two exclusive on-stage parties in October and November.

But with almost two months to go before the curtain rises, nearly 400 people have already come forward to take part in the scheme, raising the total support so far to more than £40,000."

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