Staff

Scottish Opera employs over 100 staff members⁠ – from singers to stage managers⁠ to planning to press – to create opera of a world-class standing right here in Scotland.

Scottish Opera is based in Glasgow, at two main locations:

Administration, Marketing, Press, Graphics, Fundraising, Planning, Finance and Human Resources staff are based at:
39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PT
0141 248 4567

Our Technical and Education teams are based at:
Scottish Opera Production Studios, 40 Edington Street, Glasgow G4 9RD
0141 332 9559

General Director

  1. Alex Reedijk

Music Director

  1. Stuart Stratford

Costume

  1. Lorna Price

    Head of Costume

  2. Emma Butchart

    Deputy Head of Wardrobe

  3. Ali Currie

    Cutter Manager (Men's Workroom)

  4. Danielle Durieu

    Costume Maker

  5. Sara Löfgren

    Cutter Manager (Women's Workroom)

Education

  1. Jane Davidson

    Director of Outreach & Education

  2. Marissa Bradshaw

    Senior Producer

  3. Chris Gray

    Artistic Director, Scottish Opera Young Company

  4. Millie Pink

    Education Administrator

  5. Katie Poulter

    Executive Producer

  6. Julie Przyborski

    Senior Producer

Electrics

  1. Robert Dickson

    Head of Lighting

  2. Andrew Burnside

    Lighting Chargehand

  3. Neil Hobbs

    Lighting Programmer

  4. Barry McDonald

    Lighting & Audio Visual Chargehand

Facilities

  1. Jim Murray

    Maintenance Manager

Finance

  1. Simon Hunt

    Director of Finance

  2. Gary Deveney

    Finance Manager

  3. Elaine Douglas

    Finance Officer

  4. Pauline Hodgert

    Finance Officer

  5. Lorraine Kelly

    Finance Officer

Fundraising

  1. Kirsten Howie

    Director of Fundraising

  2. Jill Dykes

    Events Manager

  3. Carole Gallen

    Head of Individual Giving (Maternity Cover)

  4. Hayley Gough

    Data Manager

  5. Olivia Hughes

    Fundraising Support Officer

  6. Grace Lyon

    Head of Individual Giving (Maternity Leave)

  7. Sarah McCleery

    Individual Giving Manager

General Director's Office

  1. Leah Colquhoun

    PA to General Director

Marketing

  1. Caroline Dooley

    Director of Marketing & Communications

  2. Catriona Downie

    Head of Audience Development

  3. Ines Alberty

    E-Commerce and Data Insights Officer

  4. Antonia Bain

    Digital Content Producer

  5. Charlotte Giraudot

    Graphic Designer

  6. Mikey Lland

    Graphic Designer

  7. Helen Macdonald

    Marketing Manager (Maternity Cover)

  8. Tara Marshall-Tierney

    Campaigns Manager (Maternity Cover)

  9. Amy McGown

    Marketing Campaigns Manager (Maternity Leave)

  10. Carmen Paddock

    Publications Editor

Music

  1. Stuart Stratford

    Music Director

  2. Fiona MacSherry

    Head of Music

  3. Gordon Grant

    Librarian

  4. Toby Hession

    Repetituer

  5. Iona Jack

    Music & Chorus Administrator

  6. Susannah Wapshott

    Chorus Director

Orchestra

  1. Jay Allen

    Orchestra & Concerts Director

  2. Barry Inglis

    Technical Coordinator

  3. Noel Mann

    Orchestra Technician

  4. Brian Murphy

    Orchestra Technician / HGV Driver

  5. Heather North

    Orchestra Manager

People & Culture

  1. Orla Hoeck

    People & Culture Director

  2. Karen McKee

    People & Culture Administrator

  3. Loren McKirdy

    People & Culture Partner

Planning

  1. Vivienne Wood

    Director of Planning

  2. Hannah Cooper

    Deputy Company Manager

  3. Sarah-Jane Davies

    Head of Casting

  4. Catriona Donaldson

    Planning Manager

  5. Dawn Rawcliffe

    Touring Manager

  6. Natalie Rowan

    Company Manager

  7. Margaret Sloan

    Auditions & Artists' Administrator

  8. Jackie Whyte

    Assistant to the Director of Planning and PA to Music Director

Press

  1. Caroline Dooley

    Director of Marketing & Communications

  2. Emily Henderson

    Press Manager

Props

  1. Marian Colquhoun

    Head of Props

  2. Nicole Green

    Props Workshop Supervisor

  3. Emma Robinson

    Running Props Supervisor

  4. David Young

    Deputy Head of Props

Reception

  1. Claire Donnelly

    Receptionist, Production Studios

  2. Leeanne Murdoch

    Receptionist, Elmbank Crescent

Stage

  1. Stephen Fulton

    Wingman

  2. Niall MacAskill

    Wingman

  3. Martin Woolley

    Assistant Head of Stage

Stage Management

  1. John Duncan

    Resident Stage Manager

  2. Kieron Johnson

    Resident Assistant Stage Manager

  3. Donald Ross

    Resident Deputy Stage Manager

Technical

  1. Andrew Storer

    Technical Director

  2. Marketa Johnstone

    Technical Hire and Logistics Co-ordinator

  3. Liz McGowan

    Technical Administrator

  4. Suzie Normand

    Assistant Production Manager

Workshops

  1. Edd Smith

    Workshop Manager

  2. Gordon Clements

    Carpenter & CNC Technician

  3. David Gillies

    Carpenter & CNC Operator

  4. Louis Guy

    Scenic Artist

  5. Neil Haynes

    Scenic Artist Supervisor

  6. Kenneth Quinn

    Master Carpenter