▁ 2 9 0 0 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁Festival ▁Theatre ▁( former ly ▁The ▁Empire ) ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁Festival ▁and ▁by ▁Scottish ▁Opera ▁on ▁their ▁vis its ▁to ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Else where ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁oper as ▁are ▁also ▁st aged ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁multip ur pose ▁the at res / per formance ▁spaces ▁which ▁regularly ▁host ▁performances ▁of ▁opera ▁or ▁opera ▁ex cer pts , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Pit lo ch ry ▁Festival ▁Theatre . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁small ▁scale ▁tour ing ▁opera ▁at ▁various ▁community ▁ven ues ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁C ited ▁sources ▁Butler , ▁N . ▁M . ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁V ot aries ▁of ▁Apol lo : ▁The ▁St . ▁Cec ilia ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁Pat ron age ▁of ▁Con cert ▁Music ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁ 1 7 6 6 – 1 8 2 0 , ▁Carolina ▁Low country ▁and ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁World ▁Char l eston : ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Press . ▁ ▁Cow g ill , ▁R . ▁and ▁P . ▁Hol man , ▁( Ed s .) ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Music ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Provin ces , ▁ 1 6 9 0 – 1 9 1 4 ▁Ald ers hot : ▁Ash gate . ▁ ▁Far mer , ▁Henry ▁George ▁( 1 9 4 7 ), ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁London