ENO to diversify string section

The English National Opera (ENO) is recruiting five new Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic string players as part of its diversity strategy.

Players selected for the ENO Orchestra Fellowship will recieve a 12 month fixed-term contract from the start of the 2020/21 season.

The hiring drive follows a 2018 decision to institute screened auditions for the orchestra, which was later extended to the ENO's chorus auditions.

Chief Executive Stuart Murphy said this is "another vital step" towards making the opera industry more inclusive: "[we] hope that other UK institutions follow suit."