English Touring Opera (ETO) is an opera company in the United Kingdom founded in 1979 under the name Opera 80 by the then-existing
Arts Council of Great Britain. In 1992 the company changed to its present name. Today it is sponsored in part by
Arts Council England
as well as receiving support from individual and corporate sponsors, plus trusts and foundations. The company aims to bring high quality opera to areas of England that would not otherwise have ready access to such productions.
From 2002 its Director was James Conway, who came from the Opera Theatre of Ireland. It was announced in January 2022 that he was stepping down, and his successor was revealed in March 2022 as
Robin Norton-Hale.
The company
Opera 80 itself became the successor to Opera For All,
["Opera 80", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", at Oxfordmusiconline.com] an "umbrella organization" which had planned tours by small groups which performed to piano accompaniment.
David Parry became music director in 1983.
ETO is a charitable organisation which seeks to stimulate access, understanding and appreciation of opera. The company has always presented operas in English and it currently tours twice each year to more venues than any other opera company in the UK, going to about 33 theatres, many of which would not normally host opera performances.
[About ETO]
at englishtouringopera.org.uk These include London, Cambridge, Exeter, Poole, Cheltenham, Malvern, Crawley, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Buxton, Durham and Perth. It is estimated that the Spring 2012 tour included "nearly 50 gigs".
As James Conway notes:
:"One of the great new challenges is to show audiences that what we offer is different from the essentially passive experience of cinema relays – to point out how the ''actual'' live experience of listening and looking is incomparably better".
In Britain's economic climate of 2012,
Arts Council England grants have increased by about 50% since 2002
[Thicknesse, pp. 71–72] and "English Touring Opera....will receive £1,577,015 in 2012/13, rising to £1,819,244 in 2014/15. This is expected to allow the company to sustain its current level of touring over the coming year, then to increase its programme of activity from 2012 onwards."
Productions
Artists
Singers whose early careers began with ETO often return to perform again with the company after their careers have developed further.
Singers who have performed with ETO include
Sarah Connolly
Dame Sarah Patricia Connolly (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century ...
, Mary Plazas,
Sylvia O'Brien, Todd Wilander, Jonathan Veira, Paul Nilon, Alison Hagley and
Susan Gritton
Susan Gritton (born 31 August 1965) is an English operatic soprano. She was the 1994 winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award and has sung leading roles in a wide-ranging repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Britten, Janáček and Strauss.
Life ...
. Amanda Echalaz has starred in productions of ''
Così fan tutte'', ''
Alcina
''Alcina'' (Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, HWV 34) is a 1735 opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of ''L'isola di Alcina'', an opera that was set in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he acquired the year after during ...
'', ''
Eugene Onegin
''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is ...
'' and ''
Jenůfa
''Její pastorkyňa'' (''Her Stepdaughter''; commonly known as ''Jenůfa'' ) is an opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček to a Czech libretto by the composer, based on the play ''Její pastorkyňa'' by Gabriela Preissová. It was first performed ...
''.
ETO's and Opera 80's conductors have included
Nicholas Kraemer
Nicholas Kraemer (born 7 March 1945, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British harpsichordist and conductor.
Career
Kraemer began his career as a harpsichordist. From playing continuo (on a harpsichord) at the back of an orchestra he proceeded t ...
,
Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton (born 17 May 1958) is an English conductor and harpsichordist.
Early life and education
Bolton was born in Blackrod, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Clare Co ...
,
Stephen Barlow, Martin André,
David Parry and Michael Rosewell. It has also shown the early work of such directors as
Richard Jones,
Robert Carsen Robert Carsen O.C. (born 23 June 1954) is a Canadian opera director. He was born in Toronto and is the son of philanthropist Walter Carsen.
Early steps towards directing
From an early age "I became obsessed with the theatre" Carsen states and he ...
,
Declan Donnellan
Declan Michael Martin Donnellan (born 4 August 1953) is an English film/stage director and author. He co-founded the Cheek by Jowl theatre company with Nick Ormerod in 1981. In addition to his Cheek by Jowl productions, Donnellan has made theat ...
and
Steven Pimlott.
Productions of works outside the standard repertory
*2006: Autumn: Baroque Festival Tour: ETO mounted a baroque opera festival with over 40 complementary events in twelve venues throughout the UK. ''
Orfeo
Orfeo Classic Schallplatten und Musikfilm GmbH of Munich was a German independent classical record label founded in 1979 by Axel Mehrle and launched in 1980. It has been owned by Naxos since 2015.
History
The Orfeo music label was registered ...
'' by
Claudio Monteverdi, with Katherine Manley as Music and Euridice and Hal Cazalet as Orfeo; ''
Erismena
''Erismena'' is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. First performed in Venice in 1655, it was designated as a ''dramma per musica''.
Libretto
The Italian libretto was by Aurelio Aureli, the only work by this writer for ...
'' by
Francesco Cavalli, with Andrew Slater as Erimante and
Rachel Nicholls
Rachel Nicholls is an English soprano in opera and concert.
Career
Born in Bedford, England, Nicholls studied French at the University of York, and from 1998 voice at the Royal College of Music with Kathleen Livingstone. In 2001, she won se ...
as Erismena; ''
Jephté ''Jephté'' (''Jephtha'') is an opera by the French composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue and five acts (because of its subject matter it was also styled a ''tragédie biblique''). Th ...
'' by
Giacomo Carissimi with David Stout as Jephté and Jane Harrington as Filia; ''
Dido & Aeneas
''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was com ...
'' by
Henry Purcell'' with Joana Thomé as Dido and Patricia Orr as Sorceress; and ''
Tolomeo
''Tolomeo, re d'Egitto'' ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt", HWV 25) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's ''Tolomeo et Alessandro''.
It was Handel ...
'' by
George Frederick Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...
with Jonathan Peter Kenny as Tolomeo and Iestyn Morris as Alessandro''
*2007: Spring: ''
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Di ...
'' (''The Seraglio'') by
Mozart with Sion Goronwy as Osmin and Elizabeth Donovan as Constanza; and ''Spirit of Vienna'' (''
Wiener Blut'') by
Johann Strauss
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ove ...
with Cheryl Enever as Franziska (Franzi) Cagliari and Nicky Spence as Count Balduin Zedlau.
*2007: Autumn: James Conway's special interest in baroque opera was also evident with productions of Handel and Haydn. ''
Teseo
''Teseo'' ("Theseus", HWV 9; ) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's ''Thésée''. It was Han ...
'' by Handel with Derek Lee Ragin as Egeo (Aegeus) and Jeni Bern as Medea; ''Country Matters'' ''(L'infedelta Delusa)'' by
Joseph Haydn with Charlotte Ellett as Vespina and Jonathan Gunthorpe as Nanni; and ''Bridgetower'' by
Julian Joseph
Julian Raphael Nathaniel Joseph (born 11 May 1966) is a British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and broadcaster.
Biography
Joseph was born in London and attended Allfarthing Primary School and Spencer Park Secondary School in Wan ...
.
*2008: Spring: ''
Susannah'' by
Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas. These stage works, for which he wrote the librettos, typically engage with themes from the American South, particularly the Post ...
, Alexander Ingram, Conductor. Donna Bateman as Susannah Polk and Todd Wilander as Sam Polk.
*2009: Spring: ''
Katya Kabanova
Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFnames ...
'' by
Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European f ...
.
*2009: Autumn: Alongside a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, the company celebrated its 30th anniversary
["ETO announces casting for 30th anniversary tour in Spring 2009"](_blank)
at www.musicalcriticism.com with presentations of ''
Ariodante
''Ariodante'' ( HWV 33) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 4, 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's ''Orlando Furioso''. E ...
'', ''
Alcina
''Alcina'' (Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, HWV 34) is a 1735 opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of ''L'isola di Alcina'', an opera that was set in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he acquired the year after during ...
'', ''
Flavio
''Flavio, re de' Longobardi'' ("Flavio, King of the Lombards", HWV 16) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Matteo Noris's ''Flavio Cuniberto''. It was Ha ...
'', ''
Teseo
''Teseo'' ("Theseus", HWV 9; ) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's ''Thésée''. It was Han ...
'' and ''
Tolomeo
''Tolomeo, re d'Egitto'' ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt", HWV 25) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's ''Tolomeo et Alessandro''.
It was Handel ...
''.
*2010: Autumn: ''Promised End'', a new opera by
Alexander Goehr; and ''
The Duenna
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'', by
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as '' The Rivals'', '' The ...
.
*2011: Autumn: Baroque Treats included a revival of Handel's ''Flavio'', Handel's ''
Xerxes'' and Purcell's ''
The Fairy Queen''.
*2012: Autumn: the program featured three 20th Century operas: ''
Albert Herring
''Albert Herring'', Op. 39, is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten.
Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947, this comic opera was a successor to his serious opera ''The Rape of Lucretia''. The libretto, by Eric Croz ...
'' by
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...
; ''
The Emperor of Atlantis'' by
Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann (1 January 1898, in Teschen – 18 October 1944, in KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau) was a Silesia-born Austrian composer, conductor and pianist.
Biography
Viktor Ullmann was born on 1 January 1898 in Těšín (Teschen), which belonged ...
(paired with Cantata
BWV 4
(also spelled ; "Christ lay in death's bonds" or "Christ lay in the snares of death"), 4, is a cantata for Easter by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his earliest church cantatas. It is agreed to be an early work partly for styli ...
by Bach); and ''
The Lighthouse'' by
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.
As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Musi ...
.
[Tim Ashley, "''The Emperor of Atlantis'' – review"](_blank)
''The Guardian'' (London), 9 October 2012
*2013: Spring: ''
L'assedio di Calais
''L'assedio di Calais'' (''The siege of Calais'') is an 1836 ''melodramma lirico'', or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti, his 49th opera. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto, which has been described as "...a remarkable libr ...
'' by
Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the ''bel canto'' opera style duri ...
.
*2013: Autumn: ''
The Coronation of Poppea'' by Claudio Monteverdi; ''
Jason
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He ...
'' by
Francesco Cavalli; and ''
Agrippina'' by Handel.
*2014: Spring: ''
King Priam
''King Priam'' is an opera by Michael Tippett, to his own libretto. The story is based on Homer's ''Iliad'', except the birth and childhood of Paris, which are taken from the ''Fabulae'' of Hyginus.
The premiere was on 29 May 1962, at Coventry. ...
'' by
Michael Tippett
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten ...
and Britten's ''
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the o ...
''. (It was for these two productions especially that the company won the 2014
Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known a ...
for 'Outstanding Achievement in Opera'.)
*2014: Autumn: ''
Il mondo della luna'' by Joseph Haydn (To be presented under the title of ''Life on the Moon'') and ''
Ottone
''Ottone, re di Germania'' ("Otto, King of Germany", HWV 15) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera ...
'' by Handel.
*2015: Spring: ''
Il furioso all'isola di San Domingo'' by Donizetti (to be presented under the title of ''The Wild Man of the West Indies''.) ''L'assedio di Calais'' (Donizetti) will also be re-mounted.
*2016: Spring:
Pia de' Tolomei
Pia de' Tolomei was an Italian noblewoman from Siena identified as "la Pia," a minor character in Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' who was murdered by her husband. Her brief presence in the poem has inspired many works in art, music, literature, and cin ...
'' by ''Donizetti
and
Iphigénie en Tauride ''by
Gluck
Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he g ...
'
'
*2017: Spring: ''
Patience (opera), Patience'' by
Gilbert and Sullivan.
*2017: Autumn:
''Dardanus'' by Rameau.
*2018: Spring: ''Rossini: Fireworks'' (a concert of Rossini arias)
*2018: Autumn: ''Jonas'' by
Carissimi
(Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (; baptized 18 April 160512 January 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. Carissimi established the ...
and ''Io Tacerò'' (presented under the title ''I Will Not Speak)'' by
Gesualdo (which were performed alongside Dido & Aeneas by Purcell).
*2019: Spring:
''Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra'' by Rossini (presented under the title Elizabeth I)
*2019: Autumn: ''
Der Silbersee
''Der Silbersee: ein Wintermärchen'' (''The Silver Lake: a Winter's Fairy Tale'') is a 'play with music' in three acts by Kurt Weill to a German text by Georg Kaiser. The subtitle is an allusion to Heinrich Heine's 1844 satirical epic poem, '' G ...
'' by
Kurt Weill (presented under the title of ''The Silver Lake: A Winter's Tale (Der Silbersee)'')
*2020: Autumn: Romances on British Poetry and Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva by Shostakovitch,
The Poet's Echo by Britten, Tel Jour, telle nuit by Poulenc and A Waterbird Talk by Argento.
*2021: Autumn:
''Amadigi'' ''di Gaula'' by Handel (presented under the title ''Amadigi'')
*2022: Spring: ''
The Golden Cockerel
''The Golden Cockerel'' ( rus, Золотой петушок, Zolotoy petushok ) is an opera in three acts, with short prologue and even shorter epilogue, composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, his last opera he completed before his death in 1908. ...
'' by Rimsky-Korsakov
Outreach
In addition to theatre-staged operatic productions, ETO focuses on relationships with communities through education and outreach programs, and organises projects for people of all ages and abilities – from on-stage workshops to residencies in schools and performances for children with special needs. Singers and musicians on tour with the ETO often step off-stage and into the classroom of outreach workshops alongside professional animateurs.
Bradley Travis is the current Artistic Associate for Learning and Participation and overseas outreach and education programs.
One of ETO's outreach programs is Creative Residencies, in which young people with disabilities engage in week-long creative workshops. Between 2007 and 2009, these projects have included:
* ''House on the Moon'' (2007) involved a collaboration with local Wolverhampton organisations. Nearly 200 people including amateurs and professionals from every background and of every ability performed.
* ''Turtle Song'' was presented in 2008. It was a collaboration with Turtle Key Arts and the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performanc ...
which encourages people with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia to compose and sing their own songs, working alongside professional musicians.
* ''One Day, Two Dawns'' was an opera in 2009 for the Truro, Cornwall community, where a 200-member cast of local people aged 8–80 devised and rehearsed a new piece of music.
* ''Jack and the Beanstalk / Red Ridinghood'' (also 2009) was an interactive fairytale opera with pre-school students composed by Tom Smail.
Awards
In 2004 James Conway's production of ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream'' was nominated for a Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) "Best Opera" Award.
James Conway's production of Donizetti's ''
Maria Stuarda
''Maria Stuarda'' (Mary Stuart) is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica''), in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play '' Maria Stuart''.
The ope ...
'' was nominated for a
South Bank Show
''The South Bank Show'' is a British television arts magazine series originally produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast on ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new version of the series began 27 May 2012 on Sky Arts. Conceived, written, ...
Award in 2005.
ETO's projects ''Ice'' and ''Crossing the Styx'' were both nominated for an RPS Award in the Education Category in 2006.
[Charity Commission PDF](_blank)
/ref> ''Ice'' was a devised opera for teenagers, and ''Crossing the Styx'' was a devised opera for primary school students.
''House on the Moon'' with the Wolverhampton Community Opera was nominated for an RPS Best Education Project award of 2007.
In 2010 ''One Day, Two Dawns'' with Hall for Cornwall
Hall for Cornwall, known as Truro City Hall until 1997, is an events venue in Boscawen Street in Truro, Cornwall, England. The building, which was previously the headquarters of Truro City Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The f ...
won the RPS Education Award.
''Laika the Spacedog'', a new opera for children aged 7 to 11, was awarded the "David Bedford Music Education Award" in 2012. It honours outstanding music education projects, and was given by The PRS For Music Foundation. ''Laika the Spacedog'' also won two awards for Best Production at the Armel International Opera Festival in Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
in 2013. The Best Production award as voted for by the members of the International Competition Jury, and Best Production from the Jury of the University of Szeged
, mottoeng = Truth. Bravery. Freedom.
, established =
, type = Public research university
, founder = Emperor Franz Joseph I
, affiliation = European University Association, Science Without Borders, Confucius Institute
, budget = US$220 m ...
.
In the Spring of 2014, ETO was the winner of an Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known a ...
in the "Outstanding Achievement in Opera" category];["Outstanding Achievement in Opera Award 2014"](_blank)
on olivierawards.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014 on the Olivier Awards website, it is noted that the company won the Award for "its brave and challenging touring productions....of Michael Tippett's elegant and vibrant ''King Priam'' and Britten's rarely performed operetta ''Paul Bunyan''. The stylishly staged pair played at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...
's Linbury Studio Theatre in Covent Garden, London, as part of a UK tour."
2021 Dismissals
In September 2021, ETO wrote to tell 13 freelance musicians that they would not be re-engaged for the upcoming tour, but that they would stay in a pool of artists to be drawn upon in the future. Some of the players had been engaged in freelance contracts year after year. The players who were not engaged for the upcoming season were mid-to-late-career musicians, when sent the letter. The freelance artists had hoped to return to work in the post-pandemic period. Zhang Zhang, a violinist with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (french: Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, OPMC) is the main orchestra in the Principality of Monaco. The orchestra gives concerts primarily in the Auditorium Rainier III, but also performs at the Salle ...
, asked if firing people because of their skin color is racism. Zoe Strimpel
Zoe Strimpel (born 8 July 1982) is a British journalist, author, and pundit, commentator on gender and relationships. She is a columnist for ''The Sunday Telegraph'' where she writes a weekly column, commenting on gender, feminism, dating, inter ...
wrote that ETO's "policy race-based contracting" was a "debacle." ETO indicated its policy was based on guidance from its main funder, Arts Council England.
References
Notes
Sources
*Thicknesse, Robert, "Company Profile: English Touring Opera", ''Opera Now'' (London), October 2012
External links
English Touring Opera website
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