New Opera Company

It was mainly based at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London and later worked in co-ordination with English National Opera.[2] The founders of the company were the conductor Leon Lovett, the administrator Peter Hemmings and musicologist Brian Trowell.(Elisabeth Lutyens), Dawnpath (Nicola LeFanu), A Full Moon in March (John Harbison) and Inner Voices (Brian Howard).[6] The withdrawal of Arts Council funding was announced as part of the report 'The Glory of the Garden' and the company ceased operation after 1984.[6] Grove comments that its "service to London opera in introducing new works, mostly in highly effective performances, was unparalleled".
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