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Tony® award-winning director Des McAnuff makes his UK opera directing debut with a new production of Gounod’s Faust

Date published: Mon 09 Aug 2010

ENO opens and closes the 2010/11 Season with co-productions with the Metropolitan Opera, New york, continuing the ongoing artistic partnership which begun in 2005. Gounod's grand opera based on the classic Faust story is directed by Des McAnuff, the Tony Award winner for Jersey Boys and The Who's Tommy. This large-scale company work is conducted by the ENO Music Diretor Edwrad Gardner, with a cast led by Toby Spence singing the title role for the first time.

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BIOGRAPHIES

Chief Executive of ENO since November 2005, having been Executive Director of ENO from May 2003 [...]

John Berry

As Artistic Director of ENO since November 2005, John Berry has been responsible for the artistic programme at ENO [...]

Edward Gardner

Recognised as one of the most talented conductors of his generation, Edward Gardner began his tenure as Music Director of English National Opera in May 2007 [...]

ENO is a full time producing company with a world-class reputation for distinctive, contemporary and highly theatrical opera. At the heart of ENO’s work is a commitment to developing new audiences and nurturing British talent.

All ENO performances are sung and surtitled in English.

All music courtesy of CHANDOS (unless specified). Additional music with kind permission from Decca Music Group, London and kind permission from Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, Also with kind permission from Nonesuch and John Adams.