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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

English National Opera musicians call off strike action after agreement reached

The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera.
The agreement is a rare piece of positive news for the ENO, which has been under pressure since being removed from Arts Council England’s
national portfolio.
Photograph: David Sillitoe/The Guardian

Musicians in the English National Opera have voted to halt all strike action after reaching an agreement with the organisation after a dispute that has rumbled on since mid-January.

After negotiations with the Musicians’ Union (MU), the ENO agreed to revise its plans, which triggered the dispute and involved making all of the chorus, orchestra and music staff redundant before re-employing them for six months of the year.

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