Commission Our Workshops

All the scenery and costumes featured in our productions are created or sourced by the talented staff at our Production Studios in Glasgow. These highly skilled artisans also work on a wide variety of external projects, giving each one the same attention to detail and high level of care.

The teams in our Scenic Workshops build and finish scenery to an excellent standard, using a variety of methods and materials. In recent years, our carpenters, metal workers and painters have worked on the National Theatre of Scotland’s Peter Pan, Scottish Ballet’s Alice, the Royal Opera House’s Clemency, Peter Mullan’s award-winning film Neds and Film 4’s The Eagle.

Productions for hire

We have an extensive repertoire of productions available for professional hire – see photos, creative teams and more.

Hire the Orchestra

The Orchestra of Scottish Opera is available for hire, for private or corporate events, studio recording sessions, concerts, ballet, festivals and more.

Costumes for hire

Need a Christmas outfit with a difference? Our Costume Hire Department has more than 10,000 items in store, created by our skilled Costume staff.

Read more about Hire instruments and equipment

Hire instruments and equipment

Orchestral instruments and equipment are available for professional hire, and our experienced orchestra technicians / drivers and orchestra truck can also be hired to help.

Read more about The D'Oyly Carte music hire library

The D'Oyly Carte music hire library

Now managed by Scottish Opera, the D’Oyly Carte Music Hire Library specialises in providing Gilbert & Sullivan orchestral parts and musical material to performing societies and organisations across Europe.