ENO to relocate as arts funding is diverted away from London
by Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent from on (#65FAW)
English National Opera to create new base, possibly in Manchester, but will still manage Coliseum
The English National Opera, one of the country's cultural flagships, is to relocate outside London. It announced the move as the main funding body for the arts in England unveiled a new three-year settlement diverting cash away from the capital.
The opera house will be given a grant of 17m by Arts Council England (ACE) to develop a new business model in its new home after its general funding was cut to zero in the grants announced on Friday.
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