Melody Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Just seen this article about ENO's Arts Council grant, and the money seems to be dependent on ENO moving out of London and (good arts-administration lingo) reimagining itself. "We don’t want to bring down the curtain on ENO, but opera has to change" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/14/eno-opera-funding-arts-council-audiences Is what they're suggesting actually realistic? When a funding organisation is excusing its decisions by saying, more or less, "we aren't trying to kill you off, but...". that tends to make me suspicious. (Also wondering if they have something similar in mind for ENB at some point in the future as they look at ways of saving money.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 It's very unrealistic, at least in the way imagined by ACE. There is a good argument to be had against ENO continuing in its present form and with the level of subsidy currently received, but it's been so shoddily handled by ACE that they'll have lost many (including me) who would otherwise have been sympathetic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I've just come across this article: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/opera-car-parks-arts-council/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: I've just come across this article: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/opera-car-parks-arts-council/ That very observation in the Guardian article was part of why I posted this thread - I mean, we're sort of into "you couldn't make it up" territory here. I mean, fine, perform opera in car parks. Just don't expect ENO to be the company doing it. Plus, if they're serious about making opera accessible to people everywhere and performed in all sorts of new and exciting ways, we're going to need significant investment in music education at all levels in school, and from what I'm gathering from reading newspapers and blogs and whatnot, that's the exact opposite of what's actually happening. Edited November 14, 2022 by Melody 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Another article in the Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/english-national-opera-manchester-move-b1040038.html?r=758 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 There is a letter in today's Times from Paul Gregg, whose company is building a live entertainment venue in Ashford, Kent which could be a base for ENO. Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council have invited ENO to move to Ashford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Did I imagine it or did I read an article about Kent county council being perilously close to bankruptcy? In which case it seems surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Mary said: Did I imagine it or did I read an article about Kent county council being perilously close to bankruptcy? In which case it seems surprising. You didn't imagine it! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-63624797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Coming rather late to this, but this looks to be of interest: A game of 3-D chess « parterre box - "The most essential blog in opera!" (New York Times) Where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 hours ago, alison said: Coming rather late to this, but this looks to be of interest: A game of 3-D chess « parterre box - "The most essential blog in opera!" (New York Times) Where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens. Thank you very much for pointing to this article, undoubtedly more informative (and informed) than anything I have read from Britain. Here are links to the other two parts of the extended piece: https://parterre.com/2022/11/30/oh-thoughtless-crew-ye-know-not-what-ye-do/ https://parterre.com/2022/12/02/leveling-up-or-leveling-down/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Goodness, what depressing reading! Heaven help the arts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 The ENO has been doing some very creative striking back. Whoever wrote these lyrics deserves a medal. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 It’s just been announced that due to cuts in Arts funding the Glyndebourne tour has been cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 And the (?)director of Glyndebourne TO was interviewed on BBC Radio 3's In Tune, at about 6.05 pm or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 A joint statement from the Arts Council and ENO has been issued: does anyone have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, alison said: A joint statement from the Arts Council and ENO has been issued: does anyone have a link? Google was my friend! https://www.classicfm.com/artists/english-national-opera/arts-council-england-funding-deal/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Thanks. I was busy in the office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Not as good as might have been hoped. Lottery funding for 1 year rather than a full Arts Council reprieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 21 hours ago, Scheherezade said: Not as good as might have been hoped. Whilst true I’d be a bit more optimistic and suggest this is welcome news. I do hope the Arts Council and ENO will be able to agree longer term arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Unusually punchy from ROH: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Just now, Lizbie1 said: Unusually punchy from ROH: And the ROH has severed ties with BP. A small amount of funding reportedly. Admire the sentiment but would think now is not the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 It needs to be said. And something desperately needs to be done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, oncnp said: And the ROH has severed ties with BP. A small amount of funding reportedly. Admire the sentiment but would think now is not the time I thought the same. Given the ROH's statement after the recent Arts Council cuts about needing to raise more money it doesn't feel like the best timing to part company with a long-term sponsor, at least not unless they've already got an equally or more generous sponsor to replace them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Reading all the news reports the cessation of BP sponsorship of ROH and other arts organisations is more to do with concerns about arts institutions receiving funding from fossil fuel providers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 That said, were BP sponsoring anything apart from the big screen live relays, which we haven't had since Covid anyway? I hope the ROH can find a more acceptable sponsor, although in this day and age that may be difficult, when everyone's motives seem to be being called into question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 6 hours ago, alison said: That said, were BP sponsoring anything apart from the big screen live relays, which we haven't had since Covid anyway? I hope the ROH can find a more acceptable sponsor, although in this day and age that may be difficult, when everyone's motives seem to be being called into question. The sponsorship had been for 33 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 18 hours ago, Jan McNulty said: Reading all the news reports the cessation of BP sponsorship of ROH and other arts organisations is more to do with concerns about arts institutions receiving funding from fossil fuel providers. Can someone please tell me what is so wrong with fossil fuel providers? Genuine question. Since we aren't allowed to have fracking, or nuclear energy, or coal, what else are we supposed to do? Rely on wind and solar panels for everything? I am not sure what the problem is with fossil fuels? Without them, how would we generate energy? There would be no heat, no electricity, no transport of any kind. No schools, no hospitals, no office buildings, no shops. What am I not understanding about this? Thanks for any clarification anyone can give me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I am afraid it is another bout of virtue signalling. We cannot do without fossil fuels. The hype over electric cars is another example. We are now being asked to restrict normal domestic consumption of electricity between 5 pm and 6 pm. Imagine if everyone arrives home from work and plugs in their car to recharge. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Sim said: Can someone please tell me what is so wrong with fossil fuel providers? Genuine question. From National Geographic:> When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which in turn trap heat in our atmosphere, making them the primary contributors to global warming and climate change. Major energy companies have treated climate change as a PR or brand reputation issue rather than a global crisis. Hence the greenwashing donations to cultural organisations being a focal point for environmental activists. Obviously it is a complex issue. I'm not an energy expert or scientist. (Disclosure: I have had both BP and Shell as marketing clients in former jobs.) Don't know much of the UK's needs could be supplied by clean energy atm, but it could be huge if the big players like BP, Shell, etc, were to really commit and transition to renewable energy sources. In Norway, for example, 98 percent of the electricity production come from renewable energy sources. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) There is little doubt that there is climate change, but how much is due to human activity is debatable. The earth is still warming from the last ice age 22,000 years ago. There was the little ice age around the North Atlantic 1300 - 1850. A large volcanic eruption throws gas and ash far into the atmosphere, which has a cooling effect. Mount Tambora erupted in 1815 and the following year 1816 is known as the Year without a Summer. Temperatures dropped and crops failed globally causing famine. There are currently many major active volcanoes. Norway is not a good comparison. It is a very mountainous hence the availability of hydro power, and I agree we could do more here. However, most of the population lives around the coast. Travel is by boat. There are few roads into the interior and so car use is totally different. Here in UK it is small towns and rural communities who are reliant on cars as there is no public transport. I am not an expert, just a concerned person who does research rather than accepting doom and gloom headlines. Edited January 27, 2023 by Pas de Quatre Add words 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD Driver Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 An industrialised society can only exist through cheap energy. It would be a shame for British people to go cold & hungry chasing Net Zero when it can make no significant difference to the world. Great speech here by Konstantin Kisin at the Oxford Union debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Another opinion The Royal Opera House ditching its sponsor BP is pure hypocrisy | Times2 | The Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) An excellent article - Richard Morrison is right! I have The Times anyway so could read the full article. I don't know if people can get past the paywall, or can it be added to today's links? Edited January 27, 2023 by Pas de Quatre Add sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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