How Much Bailout Is Too Much For The ENO?

“The beleaguered English National Opera is worth saving ‘but not at any cost’, the Arts Council of England has said at a meeting discussing ENO’s cash troubles.” The issue of whether the ENO ‘deserves’ a bailout is a delicate one, but some council members have been disgusted by revelations of finanial mismanagement and continuing fiscal irresponsibility at the company. At the very least, any bailout package from the Arts Council is likely to include stipulations that the ENO clean up its act, and provide evidence that it is doing so.