Press Releases
Martyn Rose appointed Chairman of English National Opera
Thu 04 Apr 13 -
Martyn Rose, one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs and business figures, has today been appointed as the chairman of English National Opera, a role he will take up on 1 May 2013.
Date published: Mon 09 Aug 10
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.
Ian McMillan becomes ENO's first Poet in Residence
Date published: Fri 18 Jun 10
ENO has launched a new programme of learning and participation initiatives aimed at widening audiences for opera and developing engagement. The programme includes the appointment of Ian McMillan as ENO's first Poet in Residence, creche facilities to allow parents of young children to attend the opera and Opera Preview nights for anyone wishing to sample the upcoming season.
Katie Mitchell directs a new production of Idomeneo for ENO
Date published: Tue 18 May 10
ENO presents a new production of Mozart’s first mature and rarely staged masterpiece, Idomeneo, for the first time since 1962. Directed by the award-winning Katie Mitchell she brings her intensity of emotion and distinct style to one of Mozart’s most deeply felt pieces. ENO’s Music Director Edward Gardner conducts the virtuosic yet often intimately lyrical score with an exciting cast of some of Britain’s best operatic talent led by Paul Nilon.
Penny Woolcock directs a new production of Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers
Date published: Tue 04 May 10
Penny Woolcock returns to ENO to direct her second opera for the Company following the success of her debut, John Adams’s Doctor Atomic, a co-production with the Metropolitan Opera. Rising star Rory Macdonald conducts Bizet’s exciting and dramatic score after his success last season with The Barber of Seville. An excellent cast is led by one of Britain’s best loved tenors Alfie Boe.
ENO 2010/11 Season Announcement
Date published: Thu 15 Apr 10
ENO's 2010/11 Season highlights a commitment to reaching a wider audience for opera through an imaginative artistic programme, rich in new productions and dynamic in bringing together creative talent from across the arts. Collaborations with partners around the world are a key feature of the season. ENO is currently working with over 20 international opera houses, joining forces to maximise investment and talent, and to develop productions that would otherwise not be seen by UK audiences.
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.
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