The English National Opera (ENO) is being ejected from the capital by order of Arts Council England, which has received official opposition from the London Assembly.
Arts Council England informed the ENO last year that it had to leave the city or risk losing its public funding.
To "end its requirement that the ENO establish a primary base out of London," the motion demanded Arts Council England (ACE).
According to ACE, conditional government funding was the cause of the choice.
The motion approved by assembly members also demanded that no jobs be lost as a result of funding reductions and urged London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to speak with both ACE and the secretary of state for culture about the decision.
Equity and the Musicians' Union members who work in the entertainment industry gathered to hear the motion approved.
The impact on the lives and livelihoods of the employees at the ENO is obvious, according to London Assembly member Elly Baker, who proposed the motion. For months, the futures of families and careers have been uncertain. Stopping is required.
"The ENO chorus and stage crew deserve better from the Arts Council than this hasty decision. ".
The vote was announced at the same time Equity said a survey of its members working at the ENO revealed more than two-thirds would leave the company - and the profession - if it left London. Many respondents said they have caring obligations, working partners, or children attending school in the city.
The ENO created a shortlist of locations, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, and Nottingham, in response to the ACE's decision in November.
Even if the business did agree to relocate, ACE had initially intended to effectively cut the ENO grant in half, to £17 million over the following three years.
The funding organization has now decided to up the amount and give £35.5m over the following three years.
The government instructed us in February 2022 to remove £24 million annually from the portfolio of funded organizations in London by 2025 and spread funding in the capital to more boroughs as a requirement for receiving a 2 percent budget increase at the 2021 spending review.
"Change in the way we invested in London was unavoidable, and with the money we had at hand, we had to make tough choices.
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