English National Opera will 'definitely' move out of London, and 10 areas have offered it a home.
The English National Opera has just staged an adaptation of Christmas classic It's A Wonderful LifeFrom the Houses of Parliament to daytime TV, a debate has been raging about the future of one of England's leading opera houses after it had its funding slashed and was told to move out of London. Manchester has been suggested as English National Opera's new home - but could that work?
"When Holly and Phil start to cover it, you know this is broader than just an opera thing," ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy says.ENO boss Stuart Murphy and musicians making their case on This Morning However, the Arts Council was told by the government to move some funding out of London as part of the levelling-up agenda, so has said it simply cannot afford to support the ENO if it is based in the capital.
"I know around the country there are many of our elected mayors who at the moment are very interested to see if they could host a company like English National Opera in their cities." Some local politicians have been less enthusiastic when they have learned the ENO will have half the budget when it moves, he said.
Moving the ENO to a location that is already served by an opera company would be "a nonsense", Opera North's chief executive Richard Mantle says. "From a personal point of view, I would love for there to be an opera company in Manchester." However, Mafi cautions that Mancunians may not feel ownership of something that is parachuted in from the capital, especially if there is bad blood.Soraya Mafi played Tytania in English National Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2018
"There's plenty of available audience who'd be interested in a world-class opera company in and around Manchester," she says. "The nuances are to do with what kind of opera, how often, and winning new relationships over."The RNCM is currently getting good crowds for its colourful production of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, set at a party on an oligarch's luxury yacht on New Year's Eve 1999.
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