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

The English National Opera is mounting a vigorous campaign to retain its base in London after England’s main arts funding body said it would reduce its grant to zero unless it moves outside the capital.
Stuart Murphy, ENO’s chief executive, met Michelle Donelan, the culture secretary, on Thursday to argue that Arts Council England should reverse its edict that the opera house leave London.