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1.INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIRMAN 2.INTRODUCTION FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 3.ENO 4.LONDON COLISEUM 5.ONSTAGE 6.PARTNERSHIPS 7.AUDIENCES 8.FINANCE 9.SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 10.ENO PEOPLE 11.SUPPORT

ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA ANNUAL REVIEW 2013/14 BACK TO CONTENTS 1 NEXT CONTENTS 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO: WHO WE ARE 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT

2 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION As the recently appointed Acting Chair of ENO I would like to thank my predecessor, 2. ENO Martyn Rose, for his contribution during his time in the role. In the year ending March 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 2014 ENO continued to deliver an innovative artistic programme featuring eight 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS new productions, three works by living composers, and partnerships with seven 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES overseas opera companies to deliver highly acclaimed productions built on our 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION international reputation for creativity and distinctiveness. & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE Accessibility is also very important to us and we extended opportunities for new 10. SUPPORT audiences to enjoy our productions through our first live broadcast to cinemas, and we intend to broadcast more operas to cinemas around the UK and internationally in the future.

ENO produces work that is available to all, with over a third of tickets available at £30 or under. As we look to the future, ENO and the London Coliseum must continue to be open to everyone. There must be no barriers – cultural or financial – that stop people from attending this great theatre. Overall, during the “ Overall, during the 2013/14 financial year 884,463 people enjoyed an 2013/14 financial year ENO production at the London Coliseum, at their local cinema, on television, on 884,463 people the radio or at one of the venues of our co-producing partners internationally. enjoyed an ENO production at the ENO continues to be the champion of British talent, nurturing new singers through London Coliseum, at our development programmes and also working with our local community to lead a their local cinema, large choir and bring the joy of music and singing into the lives of many people. Our on television, on the schools programme, Opera Squad, also had another very successful year, reaching radio or at one of almost 4,000 young people to engage them in the excitement of music and singing. the venues of our co-producing partners I am pleased to report that we ended our financial year with an unrestricted surplus of £208,000. I would like to congratulate all of my colleagues on their hard work, internationally ingenuity, creativity and enthusiasm. Their hard work has led to some excellent ” achievements for the company which has given us the strongest possible start to the next year. I would also like to thank our wonderful audiences, whose enthusiasm for our work is a huge inspiration for us.

I am delighted to be chairing ENO as we face a very exciting time, and look forward to another year creating opera that delights our audiences.

Dr Harry Brünjes ENO Acting Chairman

BACK TO CONTENTS 3 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE English National Opera (ENO) 10. SUPPORT is the UK’s leading producer of world-class opera, sung in English. Working with the very best talent from across the arts and creative industries, we create exciting and distinctive productions and stage more new work and contemporary opera than any other UK opera company.

We champion British and British-trained talent by placing it at the heart of our performances and providing unique development programmes for singers, musicians, composers and conductors. Our productions are seen by audiences across the world thanks to partnerships with its most celebrated opera houses and cinema transmissions by ENO Screen.

Through all our activities we aim to make our work enjoyable, accessible and affordable for as many people as possible.

BACK TO CONTENTS 4 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE – ARTISTIC REPORT 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE At ENO, we believe that opera needs to stay We also work with directors who are new 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS relevant and exciting in order to safeguard to opera, inviting them to work with our 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES it as an artform for future audiences. Opera incredible technical, production and music 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION is about the future as much as it’s about the teams. Anthony Minghella, Fiona Shaw and & TALENT DEVELOPMENT past. This means looking at ways in which Terry Gilliam have all had huge 8. FINANCE new technology can bring opera to life, successes and Carrie Cracknell, the 9. ENO PEOPLE commissioning new work and looking at emerging young British theatre director, 10. SUPPORT engaging ways to entertain our audiences by was no exception. Her production of collaborating with the most innovative opera Wozzeck, wonderfully conducted by and theatre directors. Edward Gardner, was a musical and critical hit and was nominated for an Olivier Award Our two premieres, Michel van der Aa’s for Best New Opera Production. Sunken Garden and Philip Glass’s The Perfect American were significant projects in I couldn’t look back over this financial the calendar. Sunken Garden was a ground- year without mentioning Richard Jones’s breaking production, financed by a global production of Rodelinda, conducted by consortium of investors, which explored new Christian Curnyn. ENO has long been known 3D film technology integrated with cutting as the ‘House of Handel’ – though Jones’s edge sound engineering and physical production surpassed all expectations. A theatre in the wonderful contemporary highly charged staging led by an outstanding space of the Barbican Theatre. The Perfect cast of British singers, including Iestyn Davies American, co-produced with Teatro Real in and Rebecca Evans, attracted over 14,000 Madrid, gave us the opportunity to once people to the London Coliseum and was again work with Phelim McDermott’s theatre the most successful Handel opera the company Improbable and video designers Company has ever produced. Fifty Nine Productions Ltd. – bringing to life the final years of Walt Disney. Finally, a mention for Benjamin Britten. Great revivals of our classic productions A new production of The Magic Flute, directed of Peter Grimes and Death in Venice again by Simon McBurney hot on the heels from his showed the Company at its very best, A Dog’s Heart in 2010, touched the hearts of a highlighting the incredible ensemble diverse audience – many of whom were new work of our orchestra and chorus. to ENO. His magical vision uniquely combined Seeing packed houses enjoy our work Complicite’s acting ensemble with sound (and knowing there were thousands design, a Foley artist and real time video. more in cinemas around the UK and the world for Peter Grimes) is the All of these productions are examples of greatest thrill of all. great creative collaboration, for which ENO has become a world leader. We bring artists John Berry CBE together from different artforms to create ENO Artistic Director innovative and exciting operas for our audiences.

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117 201,361 88% of singers Performances ENO attendees and conductors were British born, trained or resident

BACK TO CONTENTS 6 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENO: SUNKEN GARDEN – World Premiere 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES (at the Barbican) 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION YEAR AT A GLANCE – PRODUCTIONS The world premiere of this landmark new film-opera, & TALENT DEVELOPMENT featuring one of opera’s first uses of 3D film, was ENO’s 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE first collaboration with the Barbican. 10. SUPPORT LA BOHÈME – Revival This predominantly British cast, led by Kate Valentine and Gwyn Hughes Jones, delighted over 27,500 audience members at the London Coliseum.

WOZZECK – New Production World-renowned theatre director Carrie Cracknell made her operatic debut with this Olivier Award-nominated production.

THE PERFECT AMERICAN – UK Premiere This UK premiere of Philip Glass’s 24th opera was jointly commissioned by ENO and Teatro Real to mark his 75th birthday.

DEATH IN VENICE – Revival This production was broadcast on Sky Arts on 24 June 2013, and was also released on DVD by Opus Arte. This recording has since been nominated in the DVD category of the International Opera Awards.

FIDELIO – New Production The extraordinary set for this production weighed over a tonne. ENO’s world class technical and production staff installed special hydraulics to enable the set to move.

DIE FLEDERMAUS – New Production ENO Harewood Artists performed 15 principal roles across the 2013/14 financial year. This production saw ENO Harewood Artists Julia Sporsén and Rhian Lois take starring roles as Rosalinde and Adele.

BACK TO CONTENTS 7 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENO: MADAM BUTTERFLY – Revival 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES YEAR AT A GLANCE – PRODUCTIONS This autumn 2013 revival of Anthony Minghella’s 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION Madam Butterfly became ENO’s highest grossing show & TALENT DEVELOPMENT to date, with standing room only available for its final 8. FINANCE performances. 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT THE MAGIC FLUTE – New Production A collaboration with Simon McBurney and Complicite, this major audience hit was conducted by ENO’s first Mackerras Fellow Gergely Madaras.

SATYAGRAHA – Revival A co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, New York, this production has been seen by over 93,000 people in the UK and USA, making it one of ENO’s most successful productions of a contemporary opera.

PETER GRIMES – Revival – ENO Screen ENO Screen launched in February 2014, with its first production, Peter Grimes, being seen in over 300 cinemas in the UK and Ireland and selected cinemas worldwide. This screening was the highest grossing UK screening ever of an opera by a British composer.

RIGOLETTO – New Production Christopher Alden’s production of Rigoletto, a co-production with Canadian Opera Company, was the first new ENO production of Verdi’s classic opera in 32 years.

RODELINDA – New Production In a series of landmark productions over the last 34 years, ENO has established an international reputation as the ‘leading house of Handel’. Richard Jones’s production has been nominated for a 2015 International Opera Award.

BACK TO CONTENTS 8 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENO: AUDIENCES 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE 884,463 people 10. SUPPORT enjoyed an ENO production

201,361 at the London Coliseum, ENO at London Coliseum at their local cinema, on television, on the radio or at one of our international

15,000 How our audiences co-producing partners. Cinema broadcasts viewed our productions

495,000 Radio / Television broadcasts

173,102 International co-production

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117 performances across the financial year.

Attended by 201,361 people representing a capacity of 75% .

70,000 people attended an ENO performance for the first time.

The average audience attendance per performance increased by 11% across the year.

The autumn 2013 revival of Anthony Minghella’s Madam Butterflybecame ENO’s highest grossing show to date (£1,625,195) with standing room only at the final performances. 60% of bookers were newcomers to ENO.

BACK TO CONTENTS 10 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE BROADENING REACH 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Over 510,000* people saw, or listened to, Television and Radio Broadcasts 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES Performances of Sunken Garden, Fidelio 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION ENO performances in cinemas, on television or & TALENT DEVELOPMENT on the radio during 2013/14 financial year. and Rodelinda were broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 8. FINANCE reaching an audience of over 480,000* 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT A Sky Arts broadcast of Death in Venice reached an audience of approximately 15,000**

ENO Screen In a unique partnership, AltiveMedia are investing substantially in the capture of content for ENO Screen.

It was launched in February 2014 this award- winning production became the company’s first live broadcast, seen by over 15,000 people and Feedback to the live cinema broadcast taking £164,000 at the box office. of Peter Grimes on Twitter. Packed cinema @ CheshireOak #enogrimes Peter Grimes was screened in over 300 cinemas ‘– audience overwhelmed – tears and clapping across the UK, Ireland and internationally. @sharivahl This was the highest grossing UK screening ’ ever of an opera by a British composer. Okay, @E_N_O Now you’ve got a problem. ‘How the hell do you think you’re going to follow THAT? #ENOGrimes @leboyfriend ’ Outstanding #ENOGrimes performance @e_n_o. Impressive camerawork too * based on average listener figures (160,000 per broadcast) ‘ **estimated audience @Dutch2312 BACK TO CONTENTS ’ 11 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE AFFORDABLE OPERA 10. SUPPORT

Access All Arias is a scheme for students and under-30s. Over 24,000 members are able to benefit from significant discounts.

2,833 Access All Arias tickets were purchased during the 2013/14 financial year.

We launched Secret Seats as a further affordable ticket option. At least 50 unallocated seats at every performance are priced at just £20, with the purchaser guaranteed a better-priced seat on arrival – with some seats always made available in the stalls and dress circle.

4,441 Secret Seats were purchased A third of our tickets during the 2013/14 financial year. across the year were £30 or under, Opera Undressed, which launched in 2012, continued to engage new audiences. with prices starting from £5 2,000 tickets were sold across the year to selected performances with 35% of attendees returning to ENO. Over 57,000 tickets to an ENO performance sold at £25 or less

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BUILDING A DIGITAL COMMUNITY

On average, 150,000 people visit ENO’s website each month. In September 2013, we relaunched our website to improve customer experience.

Our social media and content activity continued to grow, with our Twitter audience increasing by 93% across the year and Facebook by 65%.

Viewers from 190 countries watched over 500,000 minutes of our behind-the-scenes films.

Audience reaction to ENO’s first live broadcast generated over 3 million Twitter impressions.

BACK TO CONTENTS 13 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENO IS THE WORLD’S MOST 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION COLLABORATIVE OPERA HOUSE & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE International Co-productions 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT ENO is the world’s leading co-producer – working with more than 35 opera companies and festivals around the world.

In the 2013/14 financial year:

6 International co-productions were staged in London.

24 ENO shows opened around the world.

ENO co-productions or rentals were seen in 7 countries.

302 performances of ENO shows took place in the UK and around the world.

BACK TO CONTENTS 14 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT During 2013/14 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE financial year, 10. SUPPORT ENO productions were seen by 173,102 people in opera houses, theatres and festivals outside of the UK ENO shows that opened

around the world 21 March 2013 13 June 2013 16 January 2014 The Metropolitan Opera, New York Holland Festival, Amsterdam The Metropolitan Opera, New York in the 2013/14 Faust Co-production* Sunken Garden Co-production Madam Butterfly Co-production financial year 17 April 2013 23 September 2013 18 January 2014 Canadian Opera Company The Metropolitan Opera, New York Houston Grand Opera Lucia di Lammermoor Rental Eugene Onegin Co-production The Passenger Rental

20 April 2013 21 October 2013 25 January 2014 San Diego Opera The Metropolitan Opera, New York RDT, Copenhagen Aida Rental Two Boys Co-production The Flying Dutchman Co-production

3 June 2013 5 November 2013 Bayerischer Staatsoper Teatro Real, Madrid

Simon Boccanegra Co-production The Indian Queen Co-production * 2 performances fell within 2013/14 financial year – on 2 and 5 April

BACK TO CONTENTS 15 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AUDIENCES AT As well as staging ENO productions, 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION LONDON COLISEUM the London Coliseum welcomes & TALENT DEVELOPMENT visiting companies throughout the year. 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT The London Coliseum hosted 235 performances.

411,235 audience members attended an event at the London Coliseum.

Visiting Companies and Productions at the London Coliseum The Mikhailovsky Ballet of St Petersburg English National Ballet Boston Ballet Saisons Russes du XXle Siècle Carlos Acosta Birmingham Royal Ballet Fredrik Rydman’s Swan Lake Reloaded Shanghai Ballet Kings of the Dance, Sergei Danilian Los Vivancos Men in Motion Peter Schaufuss Ballet Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet Theatre

British Fashion Awards The British Fashion Awards is the British fashion industry’s biggest event of the year. It took place at the London Coliseum for the first time on 2 December 2013.

BACK TO CONTENTS 16 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS LEARNING 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & AND PARTICIPATION TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE A new Head of ENO Baylis, Natasha 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT Freedman, was appointed in November 2013 to develop a strategy for learning and engagement to support the artistic programme and company vision.

Several existing programmes continued throughout this financial year:

Opera Squad ENO’s school outreach programme saw the ENO orchestra and singers performing in five secondary schools across London.

23 state secondary and primary schools from four London boroughs took part.

3,874 pupils aged between 5-18 were introduced to opera, exposing them to the thrill of live performance and supporting Music Key Stages 3 and 4 of the National Curriculum.

School tickets for dress rehearsals State schools are invited to attend dress rehearsals at the London Coliseum free of charge. 466 children from 20 state schools attended an ENO dress rehearsal free of charge during 2013/14 financial year.

BACK TO CONTENTS 17 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS LEARNING 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPATION 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE Enjoy Opera 9. ENO PEOPLE ENO provides subsidised tickets, priced 10. SUPPORT at £8, to state schools from across the South of England through Enjoy Opera. During 2013/14 financial year, school groups have attended: Death in Venice, Die Fledermaus, Fidelio, La bohème, Peter Grimes, Rigoletto, Satyagraha, The Magic Flute and The Perfect American.

ENO Community Choir ENO Community Choir has 120 adult members, coming together for the joy of singing. The choir worked on chorus material from productions across the season, developing a stronger link to our main stage programme. This was supported by opportunities to come into the London Coliseum to take part in workshops and see the ENO productions onstage.

We continued our programme of public talks, with pre-performance discussions for every production, hosted by broadcaster Christopher Cook. Throughout the year, 923 people attended 13 talks, with an average audience of 70 people per event.

BACK TO CONTENTS 18 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES TALENT DEVELOPMENT 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES ENO Harewood Artists, the first initiative of its kind ENO Harewood Artists 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & in the UK, enables exceptionally talented UK-trained TALENT DEVELOPMENT Mary Bevan Anthony Gregory 8. FINANCE singers to perform with a major opera company while Katherine Broderick Ben Johnson 9. ENO PEOPLE receiving specialist coaching, support and guidance. 10. SUPPORT Eleanor Dennis Nicky Spence 15 principal roles were sung by ENO Harewood Elizabeth Llewellyn Benedict Nelson Artists in the 2013/14 financial year. Rhian Lois Barnaby Rea Julia Sporsén Duncan Rock Kate Valentine George von Bergen Catherine Young

Rhian Lois made her ENO debut whilst still a student, in the 2011 production of Weinberg’s The Passenger. She subsequently became an ENO Harewood Artist and has sung the roles of Frasquita (Carmen), Papagena (The Magic Flute) and Nerine (Medea). During the 2013/14 financial year she performed as Adele (Die Fledermaus) and 1st Niece (Peter Grimes). In 2014 she performed Atalanta to great acclaim in ENO’s production of Xerxes and in 2015 will create the role of Young Woman in the world premiere of Tansy Davies’s Between Worlds.

BACK TO CONTENTS 19 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES ENO Opera Works is a unique training 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT opportunity for excellent young singers with 8. FINANCE a strong vocal technique and a clear 9. ENO PEOPLE commitment to developing a career in 10. SUPPORT opera, whatever their background or previous experience. The programme encompasses individual coaching sessions and tailored group workshops enabling singers to develop their vocal and dramatic skills in a professional environment, with unprecedented access to the wealth of expertise at ENO.

Hanna-Liisa Kirchin, mezzo-soprano, a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, completed ENO Opera Works in 2014, and is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music. She is currently continuing her training with the National Opera Studio, where she is the Nicholas John Fellow, and studies with renowned soprano Nelly Miricioiu. Her recent engagements include 2nd Wild Goose/Cover Poppet in Paul Bunyan for British Youth Opera 2013, duetting with Nelly Miricioiu in the 25th Anniversary concert for the London Masterclasses, and ensemble in Monteverdi’s Orfeo with Bayerische Staatsoper (July 2014).

BACK TO CONTENTS 20 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES ENO Mackerras Fellowship 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT The ENO Mackerras Fellowship celebrates the legacy of 8. FINANCE Sir Charles Mackerras, ENO Music Director between 1970 9. ENO PEOPLE and 1977, by providing a unique opportunity for an exceptional 10. SUPPORT emerging conducting talent to develop their skills through a structured two year programme with mentoring from ENO Music Director, Edward Gardner. Throughout the programme the Fellow acts as assistant conductor and off-stage conductor for selected ENO productions, assists and supports our ENO Harewood Artists and shadows Edward Gardner at his guest conducting and recording engagements.

Gergely Madaras was appointed in 2012 as the inaugural recipient of the Charles Mackerras Fellowship. During his two year appointment he worked on productions of The Barber of Seville, Benvenuto Cellini, The Pilgrim’s Progress, Rigoletto and Wozzeck. In autumn 2013 he conducted Simon McBurney’s ENO production of The Magic Flute. In 2013 he was appointed Music Director of the Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne and in September 2014 took up the post of Chief Conductor of the Savaria Symphony Orchestra in Hungary.

BACK TO CONTENTS 21 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & ENO Evolve TALENT DEVELOPMENT Launched in 2008 by ENO Music Director 8. FINANCE Edward Gardner, ENO Evolve gives third and 9. ENO PEOPLE fourth year undergraduate students from the 10. SUPPORT Royal College of Music the opportunity to work closely with the ENO Orchestra.

Each season, 15 students shadow the orchestra for two or three productions. ENO seeks to create a supportive environment and help prepare students for life in the music profession.

All participants in the scheme are offered individual lessons and masterclasses, as well as being assigned a personal player mentor.

BACK TO CONTENTS 22 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Unrestricted surplus of 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES £208,000 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT 8. FINANCE Box Office income of 9. ENO PEOPLE £9,684,000 across 117 performances 10. SUPPORT (2012/13 = £9,678,000 across 132 performances)

Average box office income up by 11.4% per performance

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Expenditure Costs of productions, sales and operations 33,618 2,073 1 35,692 36,081 Fundraising costs 965 965 1,208 Governance Costs 46 46 45 Transfers (222) (700) 922 0 0 Total Expenditure 34,407 1,373 923 36,703 37,334

Gains on Investments 38 38 3

Net Movement in Funds 208 979 1,679 2,866 2,735

Reserves Reserves brought forward 1,825 1,235 12,220 15,280 12,545 Net movement in year 208 979 1,679 2,866 2,735 Reserves carried forward 2,033 2,214 13,899 18,146 15,280

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6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES Front of House/ 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION Theatre Management & TALENT DEVELOPMENT Orchestra 8. FINANCE 9. ENO PEOPLE Over * people were Artistic/ 1,300 Production/ 10. SUPPORT employed by ENO during Stage Management ENO permanent staff the 2013/14 financial year. in numbers Music Staff Orchestra – 61 (19%) people were employed 325 Chorus – 48 (15%) as permanent staff. Baylis – 3 (1%) Marketing/Communications/Box Office – 17 (5%) Development – 13 (4%) Chorus 1,024 people were engaged on a Finance/IT/Personnel – 13 (4%) contractual, freelance, commissioned Technical & Production – 100 (30%) or temporary basis. Front of House/Theatre Management – 33 (10%) Artistic & Producing – 24 (8%)

Music Staff – 13 (4%) This includes 55 front of house staff, box office staff, additional chorus ENO Baylis 22 83 Technical Marketing/ members, 127 actors and dancers, and Communications/ Box Office 253 people within the technical department. Finance/ IT/ Development Personnel

* information correct as of 31 March 2014

BACK TO CONTENTS 25 PREVIOUS | NEXT 1. CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION 2. ENO 3. ENO: YEAR AT A GLANCE 4. ENO: AUDIENCES 5. ENO: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS We wish to acknowledge the following individuals, businesses and 6. LONDON COLISEUM: AUDIENCES grant-making organisations whose generosity makes each season 7. LEARNING, PARTICIPATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT possible. Donors listed below contribute gifts from £1,000 and 8. FINANCE are recognised by their overall generosity to ENO. 9. ENO PEOPLE 10. SUPPORT

ENO CREATE SUPPORTERS Lucille Graham Trust Sir Bryan & Lady Nicholson ENO PRODUCTION SUPPORTERS George Meyer Sir Vernon & Lady Hazel Ellis Philip Loubser Foundation Rosemary Nutt Sir Richard & Lady Aikens J. S. Murdoch Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Stanley Picker Trust Graham & Alison Pimlott Charles Alexander Ann Orton The Estate of Robert Ashley-Jones Thriplow Charitable Trust Anthony and Katherine Pinching Richard & Diana Allan Patricia Orwell The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation HR Taylor Charitable Trust The Reed Foundation Sir John and Lady Baker Hugh & Eleanor Paget Deirdre & Thomas Lynch Macfarlane Walker Trust Robert Ricks Paul & Janet Batchelor Hamish Parker Mr & Mrs J. Shafran The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust Michael & Giustina Ryan The Boltini Trust Marian Pell The Harold Hyman Wingate Foundation The Sainer Charity Christopher & Lorna Bown PRS for Music Foundation: Women Make Music MUSIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE The Weinstock Fund Carolina & Martin Schwab Anthony & Elizabeth Bunker Nicholas & Claire Prettejohn Richard & Diana Allan The Shears Foundation Sir Anthony & Lady Cleaver Robert Ricks Christopher & Lorna Bown ENO HAREWOOD ARTISTS SUPPORTERS Michael Shipley & Philip Rudge Cockayne – Grants for the Arts Michael & Giustina Ryan Anthony & Elizabeth Bunker Bob & Elisabeth Boas Pamela & Christoph Stanger Dunard Fund Ginny & Richard Salter Sir Vernon & Lady Hazel Ellis Helen and Hor Chan Anthony and Carolyn Townsend Aaron Copland Fund for Music Coral Samuel Charitable Trust Peter & Fiona Espenhahn Mr Ron Clatworthy Salomon Oppenheimer Philanthropic Dr Ann Coxon Simon & Abigail Sargent Ian Ferguson Sir Anthony & Lady Cleaver Foundation Liz Cratchley OBE Adam and Oona Scott Stephen & Leila Hodge Brian & Kathryn Colvin Major P. H. Williamson MBE Stephen and Patricia Crew Mr & Mrs J. Shafran Harriet & Michael Maunsell David & Helen Crowe George and Moira Yip* Mrs Elizabeth de Friend Pamela & Christoph Stanger Nicholas & Lindsay Merriman Philippa Drew and 6 anonymous donors English National Opera Trust Sue and Stuart Stradling Gary B. Morris & Robert Venables QC Sir Vernon & Lady Hazel Ellis Martin Edmunds Mrs Helen Thornton Ginny & Richard Salter Peter & Fiona Espenhahn ENO LEARNING & COMMUNITY Sir Vernon & Lady Hazel Ellis Malcolm & Alison Thwaites Mr & Mrs J. Shafran Nicholas & Judith Goodison SUPPORTERS Peter & Fiona Espenhahn Mark Tousey* Mark Tousey* Liz Grimsey Charities Advisory Trust Mrs B. M. Espenhahn Jonathan Turton Ken Watters & Robin Wilkinson The Estate of Audrey Gunn Dr Ann Coxon Ian Ferguson Sir Brian & Lady Unwin George & Patti White* Rachel & Charles Henderson John and Elizabeth Forrest Louise Fluker Anastasia Vvedenskaya Mr & Mrs Mark Holford Phil Fortey Malcolm Herring Rev.d John Wates, OBE & Carol Wates ENO TALENT SUPPORTERS Mike & Caroline Howes The Nugee Foundation Stephen & Leila Hodge Mr Lionel Wernick Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation Anatole Kaletsky and Fiona Murphy Coral Samuel Charitable Trust Harry Hyman George & Patti White* The Behrens Foundation Talal & Lina Kanafani Shaftesbury PLC Margaret Jones Tilda Yolland EMI Music and Sound Foundation Vivien Karam The Shears Foundation Rebecca Kwee Sarah Billinghurst Solomon & Howard Solomon Fenton Arts Trust Arthur Knight Pamela & Christoph Stanger Mrs Mary Leadbetter* and 4 anonymous donors Grangers International Limited Peter & Veronica Lofthouse Alastair Storey Stanley Lowy The Idlewild Trust Angela Mackersie George & Patti White* Deirdre & Thomas Lynch Lord & Lady Lurgan Trust Mr Jan Matthews The Woodward Charitable Trust Harriet & Michael Maunsell The Leche Tust Tina & Tom Maxwell and 1 anonymous donor Nicholas & Lindsay Merriman

*denotes American Friends of ENO Patrons

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ENO CONTEMPORARY OPERA GROUP CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD CORPORATE SPONSORS ENO OPERA CIRCLE LEADING PATRONS Katie Bradford Yann Bonduelle Hunter’s Wines Kate Dugdale Herman Deetman Nick Claydon Laytons Wine Merchants PRINCIPAL PATRONS Dr Peter & Laura Earnshaw Judith and Adrian Dunn Robert Elliott Shaftesbury PLC Sir John and Lady Baker Phil Fortey Max Hole Marc Mathieu Veuve Clicquot Prof. Ray Barrell Edward Gardner OBE Thomas & Eugenia Korossy Catherine May (Chair) Ms Sarah Billinghurst* David & Anne Giles Anthony Mackintosh and Criona Palmer John Smith IN-KIND SUPPORTERS The Buchler Family Roger Heath MBE & Alison Heath MBE Janis Susskind OBE Simon Walker Cantate Communications Mr Colin Clark Davina Hodson Mark Tousey* Jennie Younger Fever-Tree Peter and Deirdre Coates Peter & Jean Longland George and Moira Yip* Google Inc Prof. & Mrs John Dickinson Stanley Lowy and 2 anonymous donors FOUNDING CORPORATE MEMBER M.A.C. Cosmetics Malcolm Gammie QC Catherine May & Matthew Guarente Bloomberg RR Donnelley Ffion Hague David & Jane Metter ENO ENGLISH OPERA GROUP Neuhaus Createur Chocolatier Margaret Jones Barry & Baroness Noakes Clive & Kate Dilloway CORPORATE MEMBERS Screwfix Wanda Kim Ron & Lyn Peet Robert & Moira Latham Dentons Pension Management Limited Sipsmith Independent Spirits The Porter Foundation Switzerland Andy Rogers & David Carter Liz Nairn FTI Consulting Professor Richard Portes CBE FBA Ivor Samuels & Gerry Wakelin Ivor Samuels & Gerry Wakelin The Royal Bank of Scotland Martyn and Pippa Rose Mr & Mrs J. Shafran Mr Tim Sanderson SABMiller plc Mark Tousey* Caroline Steane Swarovski Dr Jack Watters and Mr Ian Archer Watters Mrs Kathrine Tollis Mr Lionel Wernick Loretta Tomasi & Paul Middlemas George & Patti White* Sir Brian & Lady Unwin and 1 anonymous donor Ms Cornelia von Rittberg and 4 anonymous donors

*denotes American Friends of ENO Patrons

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PATRONS Alex & Susan de Mont Robert & Moira Latham Ebbe Rogge & Birgit Lindken PATRON Sir Richard & Lady Aikens Darryl De Prez and Victoria Thomas* Dr Mark Levesley Sir Norman Rosenthal HRH The Princess Alexandra, Mr Stephen Allcock William & Alex de Winton Mark & Sophie Lewisohn Ed Ross* the Hon Lady Ogilvy Roger & Angela Allen Prof. & Mrs John Dickinson Lisa & Erik Lindauer* Roger Sanders OBE & Hermione Sanders Shelagh & Tom Allen Christine Douse & Peter Stevens Charles Lowe and Isabel Del Rio Simon & Abigail Sargent PRESIDENT Jane Attias Mr & Mrs Shane Doyle Judith A Lowe Mrs Lynne Sayer* Sir Vernon Ellis Stephen Barnard & Jane Maxim Richard Eccles Chris & Jane Lucas Tom Scott Christopher Baron Michael & Lucy Ehrlich Judy Davies & Kingsley Manning Bob Scruton ENO BOARD OF TRUSTEES Eric Beck Mr Philip Eisenbeiss Mr M. Holt Massey* John & Tita Shakeshaft Dr Harry Brünjes (Acting Chair) Anna Berenfeld Jacky Erwteman Elmar & Eleonore Mathier Sophie Shalit Glyn Barker (Deputy Chairman) Leslie & Dee Bergman Mr Tony Evans Tina & Tom Maxwell Richard Sharp Nicholas Allen Guy & Margaret Beringer Rupert & Hilary Evenett Mr & Mrs E. Scott Mead* Mrs Dale L. Sheppard-Floyd David Buchler Jack & Dora Black Ms Elaine Fairless John Middleton Brian Smith David Harrel Mr & Mrs David Blackburn Dr Graeme Feggetter Mr A. S. Mitchell Mr Robert D. Smith CMG Max Hole Brian & Iris Bond Mrs Guy Field Lord Moore of Lower Marsh Tessa Smith Catherine May Mrs Clemens Brenninkmeyer John and Elizabeth Forrest Stephen Moriarty QC Michael & Jane Snape Anthony Whitworth-Jones Anthony & Elizabeth Bunker Michael Frayn & Claire Tomalin Brian & Sheila Morris John Soderquist & Costas Michaelides John Cooke (Board Secretary) Dr Katya Burova Mr Ian & Mrs Lorna Gascoigne-Pees Lynne Morton David Speller Clive & Helena Butler Dr Paul Gilluley & Mr Tim Hardy Adrian Mumford Mr H. Sterner ENO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Mr & Mrs T. P. Butler P. Gray J. S. Murdoch Mr Alexander Stille Interim CEO Cressida Pollock Christopher Campbell John & Ann Grieves John & Caroline Nelson William and Nandee Stockler Artistic Director John Berry CBE John Cant Gareth Hadley David & Alessandra Newton Anne Stoddart Music Director Edward Gardner OBE Alison Carnwath & Peter Thomson Andrew Haigh Sir Bryan & Lady Nicholson Sue and Stuart Stradling Finance Director Andrew Gambrell Peter Cave Richard Hamilton Alexandra Nicol The Tinsley Foundation Producing Director Terri-Jayne Griffin James Clark Val Hamilton George Noble Susan Turquet Director of Marketing & Brand Claire Round Tim & Caroline Clark Mr C. Hampson Ms Margaret Nordlinger* Sir Brian & Lady Unwin Director of Theatre Management Lynne Adam Mr Ron Clatworthy Kenneth & Ann Hampton Ann Orton Graham & Margaret Walsh Technical Director Geoff Summerton Stephen Connock Ray & Elizabeth Harsant Hilary & Joe Palmer Simon Walton Head of Music Administration Carys Williams Lady Conran Malcolm Herring Mr & Mrs Edward Panek, JR* Rev.d John Wates, OBE & Carol Wates Kay Ellen Consolver & John Storkerson Mr David H. S. Hobbs Lord Parkinson Pat Watson John & Tania Cooke Zmira and Rodney Hornstein In memory of Howard Parry Richard & Julie Webb Anne Cortazzi* Dominic Houlder & Lukas Kroulik Dr Michael & Mrs Angela Pearson Len Wharfe Dr Ann Coxon Lady Hunt and Mr David John George & Mandy Peretz Major P. H. Williamson MBE Lin and Ken Craig Harry Hyman Mr & Mrs Ben & Christina Perry* Ann Wingerstrand Liz Cratchley OBE Timothy Jackson Sir Desmond Pitcher & Lady Pitcher Inge & Michael Woolf John Crisp Sir Robin & Lady Jacob Professor N A Postma Dr Simon Worrell and Christopher Dickins Tony Cross Peter & Gillian Jones Mr Stuart Powrie Tilda Yolland David & Helen Crowe Mr & Mrs Thomas L. Kalaris Mr and Mrs William McCormick Morteza Zanganeh Andrew Cullen Oliver Kent Neil & Julie Record Ron & Pennie Zimmern All information correct at time of going to press. Oliver & Sally Kinsey Robert Ricks and 17 anonymous donors Photos: Robbie Jack, Donald Cooper, Grant Smith, Clive Barda, Sussex Medical Ltd Hugo Glendinning, Robert Workman, Robert Piwko, Richard Spencer de Grey CBE Sir David & Lady Latham Lesley and Dennis Robins *denotes American Friends of ENO Patrons Hubert Smith, Philippa Gedge, Tristram Kenton, Sarah Ainslie

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