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Director Tom Morris hits choppy waters with Achille Lauro opera

17.05.11
War Horse creator Tom Morris makes opera-directing debut with perhaps the most controversial of the past 50 years ... more

Opera for the unconverted

26.10.10
Not sold on arias? Neither was Rufus Norris — which made him an ideal choice to direct the tale of the sex addict Don Giovanni at the Coliseum, he tells Nick Curtis ... more

Terry Gilliam makes a pact to direct Faust for ENO

15.04.10
Maverick film director Terry Gilliam is taking another dive into the unknown as he directs his first opera.... more

Do I have what it takes to go into tax exile?

24.03.10
“Darling to get tough on offshore tax evasion,” trumpeted the front page of the Financial Times as I was on my way to a seminar for those who sought to escape such measures... more

For those who like larger ladies, meet ENO's Claudia

03.09.09
She crawls, she can move through 360 degrees, and she is as tall as the stage at one of London’s leading opera houses... more

A young person's guide to the opera

13.05.09
Not only has Edward Gardner, ENO's 34-year-old music director, scored another hit with Peter Grimes this week - he's leading a cultural revolution... more

Macbeth, Oliver! and now Puccini... theatre director Goold signs up to ENO

02.04.09
Award-winning director Rupert Goold, 36, is to direct Turandot in the English National Opera's next season ... more

It's tough at the market, but we're fighting back

01.12.08
Welcome to Broadway Market - a true microcosm of modern London.... more

Opera acrobatics as ENO looks to the circus

24.11.08
The excitement of the big top will come to the Coliseum when circus director Daniele Finzi Pasca takes over in the summer... more

Under-30s rush for cheap seats at the ENO

19.09.08
English National Opera has seen a massive growth in its membership scheme for the under-thirties... more

A chorus of disapproval

06.11.07
ENO artistic director John Berry has faced harsh criticism for the manner in which he was appointed and his repertoire.... more

Singalong-a-London: the musical we can all join in

20.06.07
Thousands of singers will take part in 10 days of events at venues ranging from libraries to bus routes when Sing London begins next week... more

A virtual night at the opera

05.02.07
The English National Opera has joined forces with Sony to give music fans a virtual behind-the-scenes seat for its production of La Bohëme.... more

Hip-hop into opera with ENO's Gaddafi

06.09.06
An opera based on the life of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi is to open in London amid controversy.... more


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