English National Opera Artistic Director John Berry Steps Down After Tumultuous Year

“His departure comes after a difficult year for the increasingly beleaguered ENO. A 29% cut to its public funding was announced in July 2014. In January this year, the company’s chairman, Martyn Rose, stood down after writing, in a subsequently leaked letter, that the artistic director was part of the problem not the solution. Weeks later executive director Henriette Götz also resigned after disagreements with Berry.”