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From rugby league to Royal Opera, our cultural and sporting heritage runs through our towns, villages and cities and is one of our country’s greatest assets. It is an unbelievable privilege to take on the role of Secretary of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport . The hard work begins today.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has cautioned against relying on private income streams to "fill the gap" left by cuts to public arts spending, warning it could stoke further regional inequality. Read here 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/lisa-nand…

Reminder that in 1981 Britain added a descant to the national anthem, turned it into the best national anthem in the world, and then just… forgot about the arrangement never to use it again

“Postponed” is bollocks. The 2027 competition will be… the 2027 competition. The 2025 competition, and all its benefits to the local economy and to certain singers’ careers, is simply being allowed to disappear 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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NEW VIDEO 🎥 Aus Liebe from the Matthew Passion Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, soprano Eva Caballero, flute youtu.be/4SkjFhyuWAo?fe…

Elizabeth Atherton Elizabeth Atherton on the decimation of the classical music sector in #Wales: the singer who began her career on contract with Welsh National Opera clarifies savage cuts by Welsh and English Arts Councils Arts Council England Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Glyndebourne theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…

My thoughts on the utter shambles that the arts, and particularly #Opera, find themselves in throughout #Wales & the #UK. It’s hard to believe that any of this needs to be voiced - it shouldn’t be controversial that the job of an opera company is to produce opera. #SaveWNO

According to this article, the Labour government has no intention of looking at the behaviour of Arts Council England despite promising a Cabinet Office review in manifesto and one being set in motion by the previous Tory government. Is that correct Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant?

Thanks for your response, Chris Bryant, but what you write here isn’t what is reported Lisa Nandy MP stated in her speech, so you must understand our confusion. I know you’re busy, but please can we speak about Welsh National Opera. There is a great deal more you need to know. #SaveWNO

John La Bouchardière Chris Bryant Arts Council England @hwfmorris George Hall Hugh Canning’s Operalogue Richard Morrison David Sanderson Equity Musicians' Union Delyth Jewell AS / MS Heledd Fychan AS/ MS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Kevin Brennan David Lammy English National Opera The arm’s-length principle is a great way for politicians to hide. But as I keep saying, who is Arts Council England ultimately accountable to, if not to government…?

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Just canceled the newspaper that told us "Democracy Dies In Darkness" #BoycottWaPo

Glorious Rigoletto at the Coliseum. I’m slowly getting the hang of opera & there are no productions more accessible than the English National Opera’s. Under 21s can go free. #ENORigoletto

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget