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Randel Bryan says his adoped city of Manchester is 'the place where things happen'

The arguments given by Arts Council England ignore all the good work we do – it should think again, says ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy

Chief executive hits back in row over future of opera and call for shows to be held away from grand venues

The Arts Council’s plan to force out the English National Opera reveals that the funding cake is simply too small, not that the capital is greedy

Letters: Withdrawing state subsidy and moving the company to Manchester will destroy it, writes John Nickson. Plus letters from Tony Lamb, Elspeth Knights and Joanne Columbine

Singer Bryn Terfel starts petition after arts council removes English National Opera’s funding unless it moves

The decision to produce fewer operas at English National Opera sowed the seeds of last week’s disaster – which strips London of an irreplaceable cultural jewel, writes the company’s former musical director

Questions about the politics of support for the arts have always been fraught and the recent announcement about Arts Council England’s latest funding round is no exception. At the heart of the current controversy is the movement of millions of pounds away from key London organisations to the regions. This…