Originated in the opera recitals presented by Lilian Baylis at the Old Vic theatre in 1898 and then at Sadler's Wells. As Sadler's Wells Opera it moved to the London Coliseum in 1968 and became the English National Opera in 1974.
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English National Opera
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Morley mosaics - WBR - Lilian Baylis
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