George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, styled The Honourable George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was a British classical music administrator and author. He served as director of the Royal Opera House, chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) (1986–1995); managing director of the ENO (1972–1985), managing director of the English National Opera North (1978–81), governor of the BBC (1985–1987), and president of the British Board of Film Classification (1985–1996).
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
Lascelles with fellow Prominente after his release: John Alexander Elphinstone, Churchill's cousin Max de Hamel, Michael Alexander and John Winant Jr. among them.
English National Opera (ENO) is a British opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera. ENO's productions are sung in English.
The London Coliseum, home of The English National Opera
Detail of the interior of the London Coliseum, 2011
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The old Sadler's Wells, demolished to make way for Baylis's theatre