How British opera reinvented itself

Three leading directors on a decade of changeJohn Berry, artistic director, English National OperaOf all Britain's major opera houses, ENO has had perhaps the most bruising decade, featuring one resigning and one deposed general director; a chairman who stepped down; a striking chorus; eleventh-hour bail-outs from Arts Council England; and a music director who left before he even took up his job. ENO is now on much better form, with music director Edward Gardner breathing fresh life into the orc...

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