In 1977 he was asked to join Scottish Opera, with which he had been associated (by doing freelance productions), since its foundation by Sir Alexander Gibson in 1962.
The Scotsman newspaper's obituary notes that "from the outset he was an inspiring figure and as director of productions from 1965-75 he was responsible for a wide variety of operas which included works by Monteverdi to Don Pasquale and Fidelio" [REF].