The Latest Breaking News from ENO

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

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’

Martyn Brabbins quit on Sunday saying proposed cuts will drive a ‘coach and horses’ through ENO’s artistic integrity

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

ENO said it understands this is a ‘very challenging and stressful time’ for staff.

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Opera company will leave capital by March 2029 and develop artistic programme for new base

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

The Arts Council said the opera venue had presented ‘inspiring ideas’ in bringing its excellent work to people beyond the capital