Besieged ENO exposes some facts and figures

English National Opera, under threat of losing state subsidy, has published its annual accounts with a sidebar of significant achievements. Here’s a selection:
The 2013/14 financial year ended on an unrestricted surplus of £208,000 following box office income of £9,684,000 across 117 performances (2012/13 = £9,678,000 across 132 performances). This represents a box office uplift of 11.4% per performance, and an increase in audience numbers of 11%

Average audience capacity for ENO productions was 75% in the 2,358 seat London Coliseum

201,361 audience members saw an ENO production at the London Coliseum or at the Barbican, with 70,000 attending for the first time

411,235 audience members attended one of 235 performances at the London Coliseum (ENO and Visiting Companies/Productions)

173,102 audience members saw an ENO production at one of our international co-producing partners. 11 productions opened around the world in 7 countries

302 performances of ENO shows took place in London and around the world

ENO is the world’s leading co-producer, having now worked with more than 35 opera companies and festivals

88% of singers and conductors were British born, trained or resident

A third of our tickets across the year were available for £30 or under, with prices starting at £5

Over 1.8 million unique visitors to our website – representing year-on-year growth of 40%

93% growth in Twitter followers, 65% growth in Facebook page likes

Three productions broadcast on BBC Radio 3, reaching over 450,000 listeners

Crisis? What crisis?