Andrew Marr has hit out at the decision to cut funding for the English National Opera as a 'panicky, politically driven decision by a bunch of cultural bureaucrats', who have 'made this country just a little bit bleaker'
Andrew Marr has hit out at the decision to cut funding for the English National Opera as a "panicky, politically driven decision by a bunch of cultural bureaucrats", who have "made this country just a little bit bleaker"Andrew said he wanted to "abolish" the Arts Council for its decision to slash the grant for the ENO - meaning it has to move from its West End base at the London Coliseum.
Speaking on LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr on Tuesday, Andrew defended the ENO as "the reverse of snobby", pointing to its record on giving out cheap tickets and handing professional opportunities to young musicians and people from non-traditional opera backgrounds.Madam Butterfly in the ENO in February.The presenter, a self-confessed opera lover, said: "Now, lots of people hate opera.
"And indeed regional groups will get more money – the Asian Arts Fund in Bristol, the Gorilla Circus in the Cambridge fens - money for the Blackpool lights, for organisations in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight."He added: "But there's another side to this story. First, confession: I love opera. It makes my heart thump and it makes me cry and all the rest of it.
Andrew also spoke to Nadine Benjamin on Tuesday night, who praised the ENO for giving her her break in opera.The presenter added: "It may occupy one of the most beautiful theatres anywhere in Britain - which will presumably now be mothballed - but it is absolutely the reverse of snobby.
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