English National Opera’s plan to relocate to Manchester is backed by the both the city authorities and ACE. But Nicholas Kenyon wonders how the company will fulfil its operatic ambitions.
Like a deus ex machina appearing from the heavens at the end of an opera’s fourth act, English National Opera have produced a last-minute formula which satisfies both the ambitions of the company for a continued existence, and the wish of Arts Council England to spread some more opera around the UK.
But today’s announcement that ENO will work with the “Manchester city-region” to establish a new home there by 2029 raises far more questions than it answers. Where will it perform? What will it perform? What resources will it need? This is clearly the beginning of the process rather than the end: it is inevitably going to be a long journey, and Arts Council England will have to support this move to the hilt if that organisation is to retain any credibility after its bungled approach to levelling-up...Keep reading on Yahoo news.
Like a deus ex machina appearing from the heavens at the end of an opera’s fourth act, English National Opera have produced a last-minute formula which satisfies both the ambitions of the company for a continued existence, and the wish of Arts Council England to spread some more opera around the UK.
But today’s announcement that ENO will work with the “Manchester city-region” to establish a new home there by 2029 raises far more questions than it answers. Where will it perform? What will it perform? What resources will it need? This is clearly the beginning of the process rather than the end: it is inevitably going to be a long journey, and Arts Council England will have to support this move to the hilt if that organisation is to retain any credibility after its bungled approach to levelling-up...Keep reading on Yahoo news.