▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁quickly ▁forgotten ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁has ▁only ▁just ▁begun ▁to ▁be ▁re app ra ised . ▁G row ing ▁aud ien ces ▁for ▁classical ▁music ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁drawing ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁constitution ▁for ▁The ▁Musical ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁square ▁feet , ▁o val ▁concert ▁hall ▁for ▁the ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁St ▁Cec ilia ' s ▁Hall , ▁N idd ry ▁Street , ▁Edinburgh , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁late - V ict or ian ▁period ▁on wards , ▁opera - lo ving ▁Sc ots ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁offer ings ▁of ▁small ▁or ▁family - based ▁companies ▁that ▁tou red ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁What ▁the ▁standards ▁were ▁like ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁long ▁before ▁recording ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁imag ined . ▁However ▁the ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool - based ▁Carl ▁Rosa ▁Opera ▁Company ▁was ▁ha iled ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁offering ▁tour ing ▁opera ▁of ▁an ▁amb ition ▁and ▁standard ▁never ▁before ▁seen ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁trav elling ▁opera ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁is ▁offered ▁by ▁Rod m ell . ▁Clear ly ▁this ▁expos ure ▁to ▁trav elling ▁opera ▁must ▁have ▁done ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁to ▁form ▁public ▁taste . ▁ ▁However , ▁despite ▁the ▁impress ive ▁str