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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

English National Opera cuts risk ‘killing off of art form’, warn prominent music directors

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Three prominent music directors in the opera industry have warned of the downfall of the English National Opera if planned cuts go ahead.

Edward Gardner and Sir Mark Elder, who were both formerly heads of music at the organisation, signed a joint letter published in The Times with Sir Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, calling for an intervention to prevent the company’s “demise”.

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