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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.

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English National Opera celebrates the music of Benjamin Britten in his centenary year with a revival of Deborah Warner’s acclaimed production of Death in Venice, conducted by Edward Gardner.

Date published: Wed 24 Apr 13

Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera Death in Venice celebrates the composer’s centenary year and reaffirms ENO’s position as the world’s leading producer of opera by Benjamin Britten. This production reunites Warner with ENO

Music Director Edward Gardner; it received acclaim at La Monnaie Brussels and at La Scala in 2011 and will mark ENO’s debut at the Holland Festival in July 2013.

Edward Gardner returns to Britten following ENO’s Peter Grimes (2009), for which his conducting was described as ‘deeply musical’ (Financial Times).

ENO to stage the UK premiere of Philip Glass’s new opera The Perfect American, directed by Phelim McDermott

Date published: Wed 24 Apr 13

ENO’s commitment to staging highly original, theatrical work, with collaborations across

artistic disciplines continues with the staging of the much anticipated UK premiere of The

Perfect American by Philip Glass, directed by Phelim McDermott. Author and screenwriter

Rudy Wurlitzer’s libretto, based on Peter Stephen Jungk’s novel, is a factional story about

Walt Disney during the final years of his life, narrated by cartoonist Wilhelm Dantine, who

worked for Disney in the 1950s. British conductor Gareth Jones makes his ENO debut with

an impressive cast featuring Christopher Purves as Walt Disney.

British director Carrie Cracknell makes her ENO debut with a new production of Berg’s twentieth century masterpiece Wozzeck

Date published: Wed 24 Apr 13

A landmark production of Berg’s early twentieth-century masterpiece opens at the

London Coliseum. Reflecting the breadth and diversity of the programme for which

ENO won an Olivier Award, the company continues to engage with exciting creatives

from across the arts. This production marks the opera directing debut of acclaimed

British theatre director Carrie Cracknell. ENO Music Director Edward Gardner

conducts a strong cast featuring a mix of British and international talent including

Leigh Melrose, Tom Randle and James Morris.

A cast of young British talent takes centre stage in English National Opera’s second revival of Jonathan Miller’s timeless production of La bohème

Date published: Wed 24 Apr 13

La bohème completes the trilogy of classic Jonathan Miller productions this season at English

National Opera, following successful revivals of The Mikado and The Barber of Seville.

Highlighting ENO’s commitment to developing and supporting British talent, the cast includes ENO

Harewood Artists Kate Valentine who takes the role of doomed heroine Mimì and Duncan Rock,

who plays Schaunard.

World Premiere of Michel van der Aa’s film opera Sunken Garden, with a libretto by the bestselling author, David Mitchell

Date published: Wed 24 Apr 13

Highlighting English National Opera‟s commitment to producing world-class opera, forging international partnerships and engaging with creative talents from across the arts, ENO presents the world premiere of Sunken Garden at the Barbican. Composed and directed by Michel van der Aa – film and stage director and recent winner of the Grawemeyer composing award - with a libretto by two-time Man Booker prize nominated author, David Mitchell, Sunken Garden uses cutting-edge technology to create an entirely immersive audience experience.

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BIOGRAPHIES

Loretta Tomasi

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.

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