As we get ready for the final performance of The Yeomen of the Guard tonight, we're looking back on this special performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General' from
@jsavournin
that we surprised audiences with during the run.
#LoveENO
🙏Thank you
@mrjamesob
@LBC
- we agree arts should be for everyone. And to your listener Shirley - if you would like to come and see The Yeomen of the Guard please get in touch.
Sign our petition here:
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'The idea that these things are middle-class or posh is a national tragedy!'
James O'Brien is furious at those who make enjoying the arts 'elitist' in this passionate rant about the 'magic of art and culture'.
@mrjamesob
Tonight, before the final performance of La bohème, the ENO Orchestra performed the Ukrainian national anthem in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
#Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine
Please help us to get them to reconsider their current decision by signing this petition, kindly set up by Sir Bryn Terfel: (3/3)
#LoveENO
#ChooseOpera
Following negotiations with ACE, we have received funding for the next year, but at a 9% reduction.
We remain concerned that this only gives one year's reprieve and that this still leaves a huge amount of uncertainty regarding the ENO's future.
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We’re thrilled to announce that following the success of an initial 6 week pilot of
#ENOBreathe
, our singing, breathing and wellbeing programme for people recovering from COVID-19 is to be rolled out nationally from today 🎉 👉
@ImperialNHS
#HereForCulture
📢 We are pleased to announce a new working partnership with Greater Manchester to develop a new home and to bring the company’s globally renowned cultural offer to a main base in the city-region by 2029.
Read more:
Have you watched Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas yet? Don’t miss the ENO Chorus in this Christmas spectacular.
Watch the full show now on AppleTV+ or watch on Sky Mix this Saturday 👇
We're delighted to announce that the next ENO Mackerras Conducting Fellow will be Olivia Clarke. Congratulations
@ofclarke31
👏👏👏
Find out more about the fellowship here 👇
💥 Exciting casting update 💥
Actress Camille Cottin, known for her roles in the Netflix series Call my Agent, House of Gucci, and Killing Eve, will be joining the cast of The Handmaid's Tale.
Camille will play the non-singing role of Professor Pieixoto
#ENOHandmaid
We're blown away by the sheer number of positive responses to Mozart’s Requiem and have loved reading through the tweets, DMs and emails from audiences at home. Averaging 513k viewers on
@BBCTwo
, it's clear you're all missing live music just as much as we are 🙏
#HereForCulture
📢 We're extremely excited to announce plans for a new staging of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle to be directed by the award-winning Richard Jones.
Starting with The Valkyrie this autumn, all four parts will be staged over five years 🎉
Read more 👉
We made the decision to support freelance staff by honouring their contracts for cancelled performances. It felt like the right thing to do and we would love it if you could support us, to support them. Our credit, exchange and refund programme is now on .
In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Gloriana 👑
A one-off concert of Benjamin Britten’s opera written to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 comes to the London Coliseum this December.
Find out more:
📢 We're delighted to announce that Annilese Miskimmon has been appointed as ENO's new Artistic Director and we look forward very much to working with her.
Welcome to the team, Annilese!
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We are all deeply saddened at the news that Sir Jonathan Miller has passed away. His contribution to comedy, theatre and ENO in particular was immeasurable. For over four decades Jonathan created some of ENO’s most celebrated and popular opera productions.
Following the government guidance over the weekend, we have made the decision to mandate the use of face coverings
@LondonColiseum
. This continues our commitment to prioritising the safety of staff, performers and audiences above all else.
Read more here:
Everyone at ENO is heartbroken to hear that Keel Watson has died. A joy to be around and an immense talent, he appeared in numerous ENO productions including our recent revival of Iolanthe and we were looking forward to welcoming him back for Jenůfa.
1/2
Before welcoming you back for Mozart's Requiem in Nov, we invited friends and family to a socially distanced performance of some of our favourite Mozart pieces this afternoon. It was amazing to have an audience back in the theatre, albeit a slightly smaller one than usual 👏🎶
This next one goes out to
@RealMattLucas
😉
‘Merry Christmas, Baked Potato’ from us all at ENO 🥔🎅
🎶 Download Matt's Christmas charity single here and help support
@FareShareUK
👉
📢 We're delighted to announce that following the success of our Under 18s scheme, we'll be extending free tickets to Under 21s for every performance, anywhere in the house for
#ENO2122
🎉🙌
#ENOUnder21s
Each yellow marker represents someone under 21 who has signed up to come to the ENO for FREE
From London and beyond, we have over 20,000 members of our under 35s discounted ticket scheme
Help us to continue making opera accessible to everyone 👉
#LoveENO
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Sarah Bowern, our Deputy Head of Costume, has received an MBE for services to opera and charity in the Queen's birthday
#Honours2020
list.
Congratulations
@SBowern
! 🎖️
(1/2)
As a special thank you to the
@NHS
, we have rewritten a piece from Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore 🎶
Please join us in giving all healthcare workers a massive round of applause tonight at 8pm 👏👏👏
#ENOLovesTheNHS
#ClapForOurCarers
#UKSingAlong
Congratulations to ENO Harewood Artist John Findon and ENO Chorus member Adam Sullivan for stepping in to perform the roles of Peter Grimes and Bob Boles last night 🙌 A brilliant performance from both 👏👏👏
#ENOGrimes
#ENOHarewoodArtist
One year's reprieve, but for the ENO to meaningfully deliver on the Government’s levelling-up agenda, ACE needs to invest in the organisation at an appropriate level going forward.
#LoveENO
We're delighted to announce that our planned performance of Mozart’s Requiem will now be broadcast on
@BBCTwo
on Sat 14 Nov at 7pm and will be presented by
@Danielledeniese
🎶
#BBCfromENO
Read more 👉
Our beautiful home, the
@LondonColiseum
, has been closed to the public for 1 year today 💔
In honour of the stunning Frank Matcham theatre, here are just a few of our favourite details inside the iconic London building 😍
We are thrilled to announce that we are now offering anyone aged under 18 free tickets to ENO productions on Saturdays.
#ENOUnder18s
Click below for more information:
Aida
Carmen
Rigoletto
Don Giovanni
Tosca
Figaro
Papageno
Mimi
Pirate King
Violetta
Cherubino
Gianni Schicchi
Leporello
Queen of the Night
Radames
Rodelinda
Scarpia
Musetta
Salome...
Oops... sorry, wrong kind of characters
#280characters
🧵 It's Costume Professionals Appreciation Day 🙌 and we couldn't be prouder of our Costume team who made thousands of scrubs, hats and visors for the
#NHS
while our theatre was sadly closed ❤👏
#LoveCostume2020
#ENOCostume
We’re delighted to announce that the first ENO Drive & Live will be taking place 19 – 27 September
@Yourallypally
with a specially staged 90-minute version of La bohème 🚗🎶
Find out more and register your interest on our website 👉
#ENODriveLive
Everyone at the ENO is deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Sir Graham Vick, the legendary opera director. It was our great pleasure to work with him on a number of landmark ENO productions including Madam Butterfly, Fidelio and the world premiere of Timon of Athens.
Work in progress ⚒🚧
While the
@LondonColiseum
remains closed, we've taken this opportunity to continue restoring the original mosaic floor in the foyer, previously covered with carpet 🏺
Let us know what you think 🤗
Thank you to
@NadineDorries
for confirming that, despite ACE suggesting otherwise, the removal of our funding was not advised by the Gov. In light of this, it would be useful for ACE to provide evidence as to why this decision has been made, without an opera strategy in place.
I’ve topped
@TheStage
100 for moving
@ace_national
funding out of London to regions of the country where not a penny is received to support the arts as part of
#levellingup
and blamed for lazy, politically motivated decision making at
#ACE
who shockingly cut £16m
@E_N_O
grant
🎖️ Congratulations to our Head of Costume Sarah Bowern who collected her MBE yesterday at Windsor for all her incredible work organising the
#ENOScrubs
campaign during lockdown.
We're so proud of you
@SBowern
👏
Deleting my dating apps because I want to meet someone the old fashioned way (by having the juice of a magic flower squeezed into my eyes and falling in love with the first creature I see).
Have you tried Blob Opera yet? We're obsessed 🙌
Compose your own piece using four opera voice types that can be dragged up and down to change their pitch and create beautiful (or just plain silly) harmonies 🎶
Try now on
@googlearts
👉
'Drive-in entertainment, a staple of 1950s America, is on its way to the UK – but not for the latest blockbuster or trashy horror film. English National Opera has announced plans for what are thought to be the world’s first drive-in opera performances.'
🚨Since Monday, more than 2000 people have signed up to our free Under 35s membership. Now that's what we call audience growth 💪
Wanna be in our gang? Sign up here 👉
Statement from Stuart Murphy, Chief Executive: "The government have brought the arts back from a cliff edge and on behalf of all our staff, audiences and performers, we at ENO are hugely appreciative. (1/4)
📢 Following our performance of Mozart’s Requiem on
@BBCTwo
last November, we’re delighted to announce that we will once again be teaming up with the BBC to perform for audiences at home with a special broadcast of Handel’s Messiah this Easter 📺🎶
#BBCfromENO
but it has become clear to us that their proposal needs urgent revision so we can continue to be a world-class opera company in London and perform more regularly in all parts of the country, including Manchester. (2/3)
#LoveENO
We're delighted to announce that
@cbjmezzo
and John Findon are to become our new Harewood Artists 👏 Welcome to the ENO family both 🎉
Discover more about our training and performance programme for exceptionally talented singers here 👉
✨ We asked Year 7 students to create their own self-portraits to be emblazoned on the seats and fill our auditorium while it's sadly closed to the public 📸
Keep an eye out for them during Mozart's Requiem on
@BBCTwo
14 Nov 👀
#ENOIAmHere
👉
The ENO prop workshop's supply of latex gloves and dust masks are on their way over to the
#NHS
to help with the national PPE shortage ❤
#NHSheroes
#ENOLovesTheNHS
Comic Opera is back 🎉
This
#RedNoseDay
,
@comicrelief
are pushing 6 celebrities to their limits in a unique challenge – learning to be opera singers in just 24 hours and performing live at the
@LondonColiseum
in front of 2,000 audience members 😱
Tune in to
@BBCOne
tonight 📺
This
#IWD
, we're celebrating Lilian Baylis, the pioneering theatre manager whose vision of making opera accessible to all led to the founding of ENO. She was passionate about providing audiences with the best opera at affordable prices, a belief that remains at the heart of ENO.
What a night 👏
Sold out opening night of
#ENOCarmen
✅
Due to popular demand a few tickets have been released for other sold out nights 🙌 including this Saturday
Book them while you can 👉
📢 Join us
@LondonColiseum
this November 🎶
We're incredibly excited to be reopening our theatre to socially distanced audiences on 6 and 7 Nov for special performances of Mozart’s Requiem.
Ticket details will be announced soon ⚡
Find out more 👉
We are delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed British bass Brindley Sherratt has come on board as ENO’s Artist in Residence and Advisor to the Harewood Artists.
Read more about it here:
The ENO is about making art for everyone. On Saturday we have a relaxed performance, welcoming 100s of people with accessibility needs. Such moments are now at risk. Sign our petition here:
#loveENO