The English National Opera will receive an extra grant of £24m from April 2024 to March 2026 and more time to leave London. The ACE announced that the ENO will develop an artistic program in the new city and will also work on a new business model which will see the company deliver a substantial opera season every year in {…}
The English National Opera has won the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in the opera category. The company took home the prestigious award for its production of “The Rhinegold” which was directed by Richard Jones. The ENO won over productions of “Violet” at the Britten Pears Arts and Music Theatre Wales for the Aldeburgh Festival and “The Makropulos Affair” at {…}
Lord Sumption has quit the board of the English National Opera over a plan to move out of London. The U.K. Times is reporting that Sumtpion has quit due to the Arts Council U.K.’s decision to reduce funding for the ENO. In a statement, the former supreme court judge called the Arts Coucil a “philistine” organization and accused it of {…}
The English National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Gwyn Hughes Jones, Elizabeth Llewellyn, and Simon Bailey star in Britten’s “Peter Grimes” with Martyn Brabbins conducting David Alden’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 21–Oct. 11, 2023 Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” returns to the company with Chris Hopkins conducting the production by Cal McCrystal. Samantha Price, Ellie Laugharne, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Marcus Farnsworth, John Savournin, {…}
The English National Opera may move to Liverpool or Manchester following the ACE’s reduced funding. The ENO’s chief executive Stuart Murphy told the Guardian that the two cities were strong contenders and that three potential bases would be selected by the end of May and a winner chosen by the end of this year. He also added that Bristol, Birmingham, and Nottingham {…}
Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; What a season it has been for English National Opera. Threatened by Arts Council England with swingeing cuts and hare-brained, uncosted plans for relocation, the company has become one of the most prominent symbols for classical music’s ongoing struggle for survival in UK public culture. But the season has seen the company’s artistic and institutional resolve {…}
The English National Opera (ENO) has announced that Jenny Mollica will be its Interim Chief Executive. She takes over the position for Stuart Murphy who will leave this September. In her new position, Mollica, who is currently the Director of Strategy and Engagement, will work alongside ENO Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon, music director Martyn Brabbins, and the board. “I am {…}
Arts Council England has set a budget of up to £24 million in funding to support English National Opera’s (ENO) transition to a new artistic and business model. The funding is subject to approval and is intended for the 2024-26 period, with a decision on the application expected this summer. ENO plans to establish a primary base outside London while {…}
(Photo: ENO/Helen Murray) One wonders what Bruges ever did to Georges Rodenbach. His 1892 novella “Bruges-la-Morte” pumps the city full of a repressive religious and psychosexual fog. Its gloomy streets represent a labyrinth of grief, recrimination, and sexual guilt trodden by Paul, the protagonist of Erich Korngold’s 1920 opera “Die tote Stadt,” here billed and sung in English at the {…}
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner English National Opera has had a stay of execution from the swinging cuts imposed on them by Arts Council England before Christmas. At least another year of funding is guaranteed, though it has not come without casualties; the “Siegfried” planned as the next installment of their burgeoning “Ring” has reportedly been pulled. A pity, as Richard {…}
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced plans to conduct an independent analysis of opera and musical theatre following criticism of its investment plans. The news comes after many U.K. companies including the Royal Opera House, English National Opera (EPO), Glyndebourne, and Welsh National Opera released a joint statement asking “the ACE to develop a strategy for opera provision based on {…}
