The intercity shuttle that is English National Opera has named former Barbican artistic director Louise Jeffreys to plug the gap while its board searches vainly for a big beast who can raise money from public and private sources.
It’s another in a long catalogue of ENO indecisions that brought the company to its knees.
Jefferys has been a freelance arts consultant since leaving the Barbican five years ago.
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