‘The transcendent ENO Chorus, who made the relentless choral writing seem effortless’What’s on Stage, Philip Glass' Satayagraha, 2018
Notable Successes
The ENO Chorus plays a key role in the company ensemble performing repertoire from Henry Purcell to Philip Glass.
Recent notable successes include major new productions of:
At the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, the ENO Chorus and Orchestra won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, and the Chorus were named Chorus of the Year at the 2016 International Opera Awards.
‘…one of the best opera choruses around under director Matthew Quinn’The Stage, Verdi's Rigoletto, 2024
Opera World Premieres
The ENO Chorus have played crucial parts in world premieres including The Winter’s Tale (Ryan Wigglesworth); Nico Muhly’s Marnie and Iain Bell’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel.
They have performed Death in Venice at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, an acclaimed Peter Grimes at the BBC Proms, a series of sell-out performances of the Brahms Requiem and sung at the Aldeburgh Festival and the Barbican.
‘There’s a welcome spotlight thrown on many individual ENO choristers. Yet the real star is the chorus as a body. The sound they make in this tiny space is thrilling.’Guardian , Britten's Paul Bunyan at Wilton’s Music Hall, 2018
The ENO Chorus: Who’s who
Chorus Director – Matthew Quinn
Chorus Manager – David Dyer
‘the excellent ENO Chorus has rarely seemed so effervescent.’Daily Express , Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, 2018