A frightening (parliamentary) report on opera

[Historian]

Very interesting, but why no mention of arts, music and opera in Scotland and/or Northern Ireland? Scotland has some surviving and thriving [to an extent - though perhaps limited] opera companies and orchestras. I know little about Ireland or Northern Ireland.

It mentions in the introduction that arts funding is a devolved matter and this report focuses on (The) Arts Council (in) England. Therefore the report focuses on England and Wales insofar as WNO receives ACE funding.

[Dave2002]

I’ve written to ACE three times about the ENO and WNO cuts , signed several petitions all to no avail .

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Meanwhile I shall console myself with a La Boheme rehearsal next week, Jenufa in January and Die Walküre in May not to mention Die Frau Ohne Schatten *from the Met tonight.

WNO did a sensational production of that very opera in the 80’s . Now they’d struggle to get the cash to do Capriccio.

I remember driving to Bristol to see Die Frau - a huge opera to put on. Is one of the recordings still one of the most expensive ever made?

[Dave2002]

It mentions in the introduction that arts funding is a devolved matter and this report focuses on (The) Arts Council (in) England. Therefore the report focuses on England and Wales insofar as WNO receives ACE funding.

I’m sure you are right, but do we also need to have pressure on the devolved administrations? There isn’t much evidence that they handle culture any better or more sympathetically than the England and Wales administration.