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The opera was premiered in Botswana, in The No 1 Ladies’ Opera House which McCall Smith helped found as a venue for the many talented local singers there, before transferring to this, the first of two Scottish productions to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vocally Lady Macbeth's is the most memorable music: Beth Mackay combines a pleasing tonal clarity with a cutting, calculating edge...Purists may sniff, but there aren't enough new operas like The Okavango Macbeth out there, with instant appeal across the generations. It's to be hoped smaller companies will seriously consider staging it. 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