Plans to move the English National Opera (ENO) to the North of England have been warmly welcomed in Greater Manchester which will become the 'main home' for the cultural institution.
But the news, which was announced on Tuesday (December 5), was met with some strange responses from the rest of the country on social media - including from some angry Londoners.
It comes just a year after the globally-renowned company campaigned against a decision by Arts Council England to slash its funding unless it moves out the capital.
At the time, the ENO's bosses said a mooted move to Manchester was 'just not doable'. But after striking a two-year funding deal worth £24m with the public body, the organisation says it can gradually make the move up North while still putting on a 'substantial' annual season at its current home in London's West End.
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