Ignorance has no limits at English National Opera

The company has made a virtue of hiring executives who have no experience in the art form.

This text comes from its online Beginners Guide to Opera:

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was one of the most highly acclaimed composers of the 20th century. He was a leading representative of the German school of Romantic composers who set new standards for orchestration and tone colour in opera. But, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, with his father Johann Strauss being a prominent composer in Vienna. It was his father’s orchestra that gave him his first big break, composing two waltzes for them to play at the age of just six.

More nonsense here.

UPDATE: ENO has shut down the Beginners Guide site and is taking no calls.