Talks are currently being held to discuss the possible development of a £250m opera house in Manchester's dilapidated eastlands.
According to reports, Manchester City Council is considering a proposal from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, to build a national opera venue in the north.
The project is one of a number being discussed by the government, as it looks at possible ways to replace the jobs and investment lost after Prime Minister Gordon Brown decided to scrap plans to build the UK’s first super-casino in Beswick, which lies approximately one mile east of Manchester city centre.
