Royal Opera House chairman Sir Colin Southgate is expected to make a “significant announcement ” about further economies at the troubled company.
Speculation has been rampant including a suggestion that the opera house was being forced into liquidation. Insiders deny a permanent closure.
A new £214m refurbished Covent Garden opera house is expected to reopen in December 1999.
The Guardian 09/09/98 page 1, page 5
Financial Times 09/09/98 page 14
