John Berry steps down from English National Opera

Resignation of controversial artistic director comes at the end of a difficult year for the beleaguered opera company, which faces severe funding problemsJohn Berry, the artistic director of the beleaguered English National Opera, is leaving the company with immediate effect after 20 years, following months of rumbling controversy about the future of the company and its Arts Council funding, and a string of senior resignations.The company lost almost a third of its funding from Arts Council Engl