Glyndebourne cancels 2023 tour programme after funding cuts

Opera company lost more than half its funding after Arts Council England sought to divert money to underserved regions

The prestigious opera company Glyndebourne has cancelled its touring programme for 2023 after cuts to its public funding.

Glyndebourne has taken its world-class opera productions to audiences around England for more than 50 years. But it lost more than half its public funding in the settlement announced in the autumn as Arts Council England (ACE) sought to fulfil a government instruction to divert money to places underserved by the arts.