Bristol is ‘really excited’ for the English National Opera to move to be permanently based in the city, but it looks likely it will move up north instead.
Bristol has formally bid to host the opera company, which has been told by its funders at the Arts Council England that it has to move out of London, in a bid to bring a bit of opera culture to the provinces.
While that demand and this year’s move out of the capital has been controversial in London, and among opera-goers, there has been no shortage of cities outside of London who have submitted bids to become the opera company’s new home.
