ENO mounts fightback against edict to leave London

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

Singers Idunnu Münch, Alexandra Oomens and Benson Wilson record arias at the London Coliseum as part of ENO Breathe
Singers Idunnu Münch, Alexandra Oomens and Benson Wilson record arias at the London Coliseum as part of ENO Breathe, a programme developed by English National Opera and Imperial College NHS trust to support long-Covid patients. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

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.

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