MUSIC & MUSICIANS
THERE was a time when changing jobs from running English National Opera to running the Roundhouse in Camden Town would have looked like a retrograde move. Jenny Mollica has just announced her intention to do just that, which says a lot about ENO’s sadly reduced circumstances.
Mollica has had the top job at the Coliseum for the past two years, during which time the company has enjoyed the odd moment of glory – its recent production of Dead Man Walking is a case in point. But for the most part its seasons have been thin – the statement issued on Mollica’s departure was hard-pressed to list notable successes.