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 OBE FRC

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

    Head of Outreach

  3. Madeleine Coxshott

    Producer

  4. Millie Pink

    Producer

  5. Lea Shaw

    Education Artist in Residence

  6. Rose Ann Gross

    Education Operations Co-ordinator

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

  2. Barry Inglis

    Maintenance Technician

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. Grace Lyon

    Interim Head of Fundraising

  2. Jill Dykes

    Events Manager

  3. Carole Gallen

    Donor Development Manager

  4. Hayley Gough

    Data Manager

  5. Olivia Hughes

    Trust Fundraising Manager

  6. Sarah McCleery

    Individual Giving Manager

  7. Eleftheria Pavlou

    Fundraising Support Officer

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. Amy McGown

    Head of Sales and Channel Development

  4. Inês Alberty

    Data and Insights Manager

  5. Antonia Bain

    Digital Content Producer

  6. Helen Cochrane

    Audiences Manager

  7. Charlotte Giraudot

    Graphic Designer

  8. Melissa Jones

    Campaigns Manager

  9. Mikey Lland

    Graphic Designer

  10. Jazmine McClure

    Web and Communications Administrator

  11. Carmen Paddock

    Publications Editor

Music

  1. Stuart Stratford

    Music Director

  2. Fiona MacSherry

    Head of Music

  3. Gordon Grant

    Librarian

  4. Toby Hession

    Repetiteur

  5. Iona Jack

    Music & Chorus Administrator

  6. Susannah Wapshott

    Chorus Director

Orchestra

  1. Jay Allen

    Orchestra & Concerts Director

  2. Noel Mann

    Orchestra Technician

  3. Brian Murphy

    Orchestra Technician / HGV Driver

  4. 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. Sarah-Jane Davies

    Head of Casting

  3. Catriona Donaldson

    Planning Manager

  4. Paul Massey

    Deputy Company 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

Reception

  1. Claire Donnelly

    Receptionist, Production Studios

  2. Leeanne Murdoch

    Receptionist, Elmbank Crescent

Stage

  1. Martin Woolley

    Head of Stage

  2. Stephen Fulton

    Wingman

  3. David Hill

    Deputy Head of Stage

  4. Niall MacAskill

    Wingman

Stage Management

  1. Donald Ross

    Resident Stage Manager

  2. Kieron Johnson

    Resident Assistant Stage Manager

Technical

  1. Andrew Storer

    Technical Director

  2. Niall Black

    Production Manager

  3. Marketa Johnstone

    Technical Hire and Logistics Co-ordinator

  4. Liz McGowan

    Technical Administrator

  5. Jessica Ward

    Deputy 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