What caused the axe to fall on the BBC Singers?
The announcement of the closure of the BBC Singers – the UK's only full-time professional choir – has caused wides…
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Royal Opera House accused of ‘whitewashing’
An advocacy group for British East and South East Asians working in the screen and stage industries has accused the Royal Opera Ho…
ENO ‘in talks with 10 areas’ on new base
English National Opera says talks with Arts Council England are now 'more conciliatory' and provide detail on plans for a…
Welsh National Opera expands Long Covid support programme
Welsh National Opera (WNO) is expanding its successful Long Covid patient support programme across six health boards in Wales. The…
Royal Opera House ends sponsorship deal with BP
The Royal Opera House is ending its sponsorship relationship with oil giant BP after 33 years. In a statement the opera house said…
ACE reveals ‘opera analysis’ plan in response to backlash
Independent analysis of opera and musical theatre to be commissioned by Arts Council England to 'shape future investment'…
English National Opera agrees funding deal with ACE
Arts Council England will provide £11.5m of funding to allow English National Opera to continue operating for a year and …
Glyndebourne cancels opera tour following ACE cut
East Sussex opera house cancels scheduled 2023 tour saying cuts to annual funding it receives from Arts Council England have rende…
Buxton Opera House reduces opening hours to save money
Buxton Opera House in Derbyshire has announced that it will close every Monday next month as part of efforts to reduce its "s…
ACE refuses to publish ‘sensitive’ ENO letters
Arts Council England rebuffs move to have discussions with English National Opera over possible relocation to Manchester published…
Henley: ‘Many cities interested in hosting ENO’
Arts Council England Chief Executive Darren Henley highlights future possibilities for English National Opera while facing questio…
ACE ‘risks legal challenge’ over ENO funding decision
Fresh calls have been made for English National Opera’s funding cut to be reversed during a parliamentary debate, with veter…
MPs slam ACE’s ‘shameful’ funding decisions
MPs from across the political divide call for government intervention on Arts Council England's investment plans, suggesting t…
Welsh National Opera to cease performances in Liverpool
Welsh National Opera has announced it will no longer tour in Liverpool because of cuts to its Arts Council England funding. The co…
ENO Chair warns of closure if forced to move
English National Opera (ENO) will close permanently in April next year if it is forced to move out of London, its Chair has warned…
Opera in need of a collective voice
As the dust settles on ACE's announcement of its new portfolio, Mark Pemberton unpacks the numbers to see what the outcome is…
Call for ACE chair to resign over ENO cuts
Chair of Arts Council England Sir Nicholas Serota should resign over the decision to cut funding from the English National Opera (…
NPO decisions: ENO ‘baffled and shocked’ by funding cut
Arts Council England's plans to cut English National Opera funding and move organisation out of London have been described as…
Theatre subtitling declines post-lockdown
Access charity Stagetext has reported a marked drop in demand for the digital subtitling of theatre productions following the retu…
Royal Opera House begins teacher training initiative
The Royal Opera House has partnered with The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) to deliver a year-long scheme for teachers…
Opera gaining traction
Far from the elitist artform he once thought it was, François Matarasso has discovered opera offers possibilities for co-creation…
Royal Opera House unveils subscription streaming service
The Royal Opera House has announced a new online subscription service offering works from its archives, behind the scenes features…
Cairn: a new association for performing arts professionals
Following the resignation of the majority of Equity’s Scottish National Committee last year, a group of creative arts profes…
Opera UK to discuss sustainability, diversity and advocacy
Opera UK has announced a series of online events to be held in the first week of July that will facilitate discussion around the f…
