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It’s Black Friday in Manchester as ENO dumps its orchestra

It’s Black Friday in Manchester as ENO dumps its orchestra

English National Opera has rolled out plans for its future half-life in the north.

It consists of Britten’s Albert Herring, with 13 musicians (Oct 25), Du Yun’s Angel’s Bone ( May 2026) and Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach (spring 2027). Plus a concert performance of Cosi fan tutte. Only in this last event is the award-winning orchestra of English National Opera fully employed.

As far as we can tell at present, the orchestra will remain in London on life support. It prospects do not look great.

No amount of participatory crowd singing in Manchester can conceal the sorry fact that ENO is destroying its band, along with its 50-year-old brand.

Truly a black Friday.

 

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