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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Arts snobbery row erupts as opera gets seven times more funding than brass band - The Untold Story

Arts Council Esther McVey Timothée Chalamet

Government funding for opera has outstripped support for brass bands by a factor of seven in recent years, sparking accusations of "snobbishness" and a "southern and metropolitan bias" in arts funding. The disparity challenges long-held stereotypes about brass bands being solely a "working class" pursuit or confined to Yorkshire.

Figures from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) reveal that over £226 million was allocated to opera through Arts Council grants between 2022 and 2025. In stark contrast, brass bands received just £31.5 million during the same period.

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