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Bittersweet symphonies: UK classical music 2023 in review

Amid the funding woes there were still bright spots this year, from Bach to Byrd, and the Rite to Rachmaninov, while the streaming world continued to evolve and expand

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

English National Opera announces Manchester as its new home

Opera company was told by Arts Council England last year that it would lose its £12m of its funding unless it moved out of London

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

‘This could be really interesting’: Manchester and English National Opera may yet suit each other

London’s loss will be Manchester’s gain as the opera company announces it is to create a base in the thriving cultural centre

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Cuts to English National Opera will lead to its demise, music directors warn

The company plans to axe 19 posts and employ its remaining musicians on part-time contracts.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

English National Opera cuts risk ‘killing off of art form’, warn prominent music directors

Former ENO conductors Edward Gardner, Sir Mark Elder and the Royal Opera House’s Sir Antonio Pappano said cuts would make company ‘an empty shell of its former self’

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

ENO’s music director resigns over proposed cuts to musical staff positions

Martyn Brabbins says proposals to axe 19 posts and employ remaining musicians part-time is plan of ‘managed decline’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Arts Council adjusts funding plans for English National Opera move out of London

The public body has extended the deadline for a new ENO main base outside London by three years.

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Graham Clark obituary

Tenor who loved exploring dramatic possibilities in Wagner with imaginative directors at Bayreuth and Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Take a piece of the opera home: English National Opera has its first ‘yard sale’ in a decade this weekend

From giant bears to vintage wedding dresses, the archive sale is full of surprises

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Liverpool demands ‘level playing field’ in race to become ENO’s new home

City writes to arts secretary amid reports ministers backing Manchester and Birmingham to host English National Opera

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023