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English National Opera commissions and premieres

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The London Coliseum, home of 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, formerly known as Sadler's Wells Opera, has long had a policy of commissioning new works, and has staged many world and British premieres.

Commissions

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The company's commissions, some of them jointly with other organisations, include:

World premieres

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Among the world premieres given by Sadler's Wells and ENO are:

British premieres

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British stage premieres include:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Gilbert, Appendix 2, pp. 590–604
  2. ^ Service, Tom "Nico Muhly: Strings and stabbings", The Guardian, 31 May 2011

References

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  • Gilbert, Susie (2009). Opera for Everybody. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-22493-7.
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