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John Llewelyn Evans

@johnllevans
 London UK
Joined April 2012
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After a great start to the season, forcing cuts at English National Opera feels like another insensitive and misinformed misfire by @ace_national. Sending my colleagues @E_N_O love and strength as they fight for their livelihoods once more.
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Musicians' Union@WeAreTheMU13 Oct 2023
Members at English National Opera have learned that the company plans to axe 19 posts & employ the remaining musicians on part time contracts The union plans to reject the proposals & fight to keep our members at @E_N_O in full time jobs, on full time pay bit.ly/401jKHi
MU Hits Back at English National Opera Plans to Axe Jobs and Go Part-Time

MU Hits Back at English National Opera Plans to Axe Jobs and Go Part-Time

The English National Opera plans to axe 19 posts and employ the remaining musicians on part-time contracts.

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Martin Fitzpatrick@MartinF006174624 Oct 2023
If you are near the London Coliseum this evening, you could do worse than get a ticket to see one of the future stars of British opera give his debut performance in one of the pivotal roles of British opera. John Finden as Peter Grimes @E_N_O
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Which competitor in BBC #CardiffSinger deserves your vote in the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa audience prize? 🌟 Vote ONLINE ONLY by 10AM BST Saturday 17th June Full information: tinyurl.com/CSOTWVOTE
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joseph middleton@jpianomiddleton5 Jun 2023
Some friends and colleagues share some words about why they believe we should aspire to live in a country that supports the arts. Please watch this vid: youtu.be/2iu0TqSgu7c and if you can, do donate to: chuffed.org/project/leedslie… @spconnolly @LeedsLieder
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Samuel West 💙💛@exitthelemming6 May 2023
Yes, the Coronation music was wonderful. Conservatives have cut arts funding by a third in the last decade. Government cuts to the BBC mean they’re losing 20% of orchestra places. Music teaching in state schools is in freefall. Who’s going to play at the next one?
Fraser. (@frasercontra) profile pictureFraser.@frasercontra6 May 2023
Zadok . This sounds amazing. Amazing. This ceremony is NOTHING without the music and the musicians. Remember this current & future members of parliament .
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Andrew Griffiths@colla_voce26 Mar 2023
If anybody still hasn't signed... the @BBCSingers petition needs 96 more names to reach the magic 150,000 mark. It will be officially delivered early next week. The immediate danger has been averted but there is a long road ahead. #WeAreTheBBCSingers change.org/p/stop-the-planne…
BBC “suspend” closure of BBC Singers!

BBC “suspend” closure of BBC Singers!

Congratulations everyone! Following our efforts and persistent pressure, the BBC announced today that they are “exploring alternative funding models” for the BBC Singers and that the closure of the...

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A statement from the Guildhall School and jointly from the UK conservatoires. #BBCSingers gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhall/n…
Guildhall School and Conservatoires UK release statements on BBC Strategy for Classical Music and...

Guildhall School and Conservatoires UK release statements on BBC Strategy for Classical Music and...

Read our statement and that of Conservatoires UK on the BBC's proposed funding cuts and other recent cuts to the performing arts.

gsmd.ac.uk
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John Adams@HellTweet17 Mar 2023
Hmm...I may get turned back at Heathrow for this, but it had to be said. Proud to join over 700 other composers in this infuriating protest.
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Please sign and share. This is so important. If there’s any way to reverse this, it must be found. #BBCSingers change.org/p/stop-the-planne…
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Britten Sinfonia@BrittenSinfonia9 Mar 2023
We need your support! Britten Sinfonia is being cut from Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, which means we will lose 100% of our regular public funding. Will you help us #PlayOn? Find out more and donate here: bit.ly/playon-twitter Please retweet 🔃
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ISM@ISM_music8 Mar 2023
The cuts to BBC Singers and orchestras are wrong. If allowed to go ahead, they would be terrible for musicians, classical music and the BBC.  We call on the BBC Board of Governors to intervene before the damage is done.
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150,292 people signed and won this petition

150,292 people signed and won this petition

Stop the planned closure of the BBC Singers

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Andrew Griffiths@colla_voce7 Mar 2023
ENO. WNO tour. Glyndebourne tour. BBC Singers. Bloody hell.
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I thought I was all out of shock, but I am shocked by this vandalism. This is absolutely heartbreaking. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/b…
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Devastating. Hope @NadineDorries and @ace__london are proud of this real-time, ongoing destruction of livelihoods, art and accessibility.
Glyndebourne (@glyndebourne) profile pictureGlyndebourne@glyndebourne6 Jan 2023
Glyndebourne regrets to announce that it will no longer be able to tour as planned in 2023, following a reduction to its Arts Council England (ACE) funding for touring and its learning and engagement work. glyndebourne.com/tour/glynde…
Glyndebourne is unable to tour in 2023

Glyndebourne is unable to tour in 2023

Glyndebourne will no longer tour in 2023 following cut in Arts Council funding but autumn performances at Glyndebourne continue.

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Dan Grey@dan_grey23 Dec 2022
Extraordinary set of charts in the FT today. Twelve years of Tory misrule has left us sicker and poorer than our peers. Utterly disastrous. (Charts via @JolyonMaugham and @GeorgePeretzKC)
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All my love with ENO today! ✊🏼#loveENO
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Jonathan Pie
@JonathanPieNews18 Nov 2022
Went to @E_N_O last night. Full house. Reasonably priced (by West End standards). Didn't know ENO gives out 10s of thousands of free seats to under 21s. It one of the most accessible (& non-eletist) opera companies on the planet. And it has just lost ALL of its funding.
English National Opera (@E_N_O) profile pictureEnglish National Opera@E_N_O8 Nov 2022
Replying to @E_N_O
Please help us to get them to reconsider their current decision by signing this petition, kindly set up by Sir Bryn Terfel: chng.it/g8wyqDdb (3/3) #LoveENO #ChooseOpera
Sign the Petition

Sign the Petition

Reinstate the English National Opera's ACE Funding immediately

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English National Opera@E_N_O17 Nov 2022
🚨Since Monday, more than 2000 people have signed up to our free Under 35s membership. Now that's what we call audience growth 💪 Wanna be in our gang? Sign up here 👉eno.org/under35s
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