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ALL 34 members of Scottish Opera's chorus were sacked last night just 10 minutes before they went on stage in Edinburgh for a performance of La Boheme.
The timing of the announcement - the first time the chorus had been told officially they would be losing their jobs - was greeted with fury by Equity, the performers' union, which pro-mised to fight the job losses.See the full content of this document
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Chorus Sacked As Curtain Goes Up
Opera-goers at the Festival Theatre were also shocked by the move. The company has still to give a further four performances of the Puccini opera between tomorrow night and next Saturday.
Fans are already braced for a "...See the full content of this document
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