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Martyn Brabbins, who was appointed in 2016, said that he could not “in all conscience continue to support the board and management’s strategy for the future of the company”
This was ENO's music director bringing the orchestra on stage at the Coliseum at the end of Peter Grimes last Wednesday. No-one yet knew of plans to slash the orchestra to chamber size, or of Brabbins' intention to resign. This would turn out to be his final ENO appearance. The photograph was taken by an
English National Opera musical director Martyn Brabbins has quit in protest at recent cuts to the ENO's orchestra and chorus
Martyn Brabbins says proposals to axe 19 posts and employ remaining musicians part-time is plan of ‘managed decline’
Hours after a 5-minute standing ovation for the last performance of Peter Grimes, ENO informed its orchestra that 'a consultation process has been started' to cut the size and makeup of the orchestra. The management email, leaked to slippeddisc.com, contains proposals to 'reduce orchestra size from 69 to 50' (there are currently 48 on the