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Dateline: 20th June, 2004 Scottish Opera Vice President Resigns Sandy Orr, a vice presdient of Scottish Opera, has resigned from the board. In a letter to chielf executive Christopher Barron, a copy of which was obtained by Scotland on Sunday, he describes as "appalling" the way in which culture minister Frank McAveety has treated the company and goes on to say, "The Scottish Executive has made a serious mistake in not providing the necessary additional funding. However, as I have always believed that additional funding is necessary it would be inconsistent for my formal association to continue with the reduced Scottish opera that is envisaged. "In these dark times," he goes on, "the only light is the near unanimous voice in Scotland against the Executive’s actions." Orr is chairman of hotel chain City In, and a former chairman of Scottish Opera. He chairs the board of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and is a non-executive director of Radio Forth. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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