English National Opera

English National Opera

English National Opera (ENO) is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera, Covent Garden. ENO's productions are sung in English.

The company's origins were in the late 19th century, when the philanthropist Emma Cons, later assisted by her niece Lilian Baylis, presented theatrical and operatic performances at the Old Vic, for the benefit of local people. Baylis subsequently built up both the opera and the theatre companies, and later added a ballet company; these evolved into ENO, the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Ballet, respectively.

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  • Death in Venice (2013)

    Death in Venice by B.Britten, from English National Opera, 2013. Directed by Deborah Warner, conductor Edward Gardner, starring Tim Mead, Marcio Teixeira, Andrew Shore, Joyce Henderson, Sam Zaldivar, Laura Caldow, John Graham-Hall and Mia Angelina Mather/Xhuliana Shehu. Performed in English and s...