and now their grandson, gus, who runs glyndebourne, lives on the grounds with his wife, the celebrated australian american soprano danielle de niese. my dad turned it from being a sort of a country house homespun festival into a world renowned international festival. he knocked down the theatre that his dad had built and he rebuilt the current theatre, which is a 1,200 seater, in the early 90s. and do you have any plans for its evolution? well, you have to have an eye for tradition on the past, but you have to keep relevant. it s about putting on fantastic world class, transformative operas. it s about nurturing young talent. that is the same, but if you want to attract the next generation of audiences in, you cannot keep performing in the same way with traditional sets and costumes.
the family tradition was continued by their son, george, and now their grandson, gus, who runs glyndebourne, lives on the grounds with his wife, the celebrated australian american soprano danielle de niese. my dad turned it from being a sort of a country house homespun festival into a world renowned international festival. he knocked down the theatre that his dad had built and he rebuilt the current theatre, which is a 1,200 seater, in the early 905. and do you have any plans for its evolution? well, you have to have an eye for tradition on the past, but you have to keep relevant. it s about putting on fantastic world class, transformative operas. it s about nurturing young talent. that is the same, but if you want to attract the next generation of audiences in, you cannot keep performing
of asia business report. thanks for watching. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. it s 100 years since the first mg rolled out of morris garages in oxford. a century on, they re still drawing a crowd. the appeal, certainly when i was a youngster, it was a sports car, it was a two seater, and you could have fun with it. but a wet day could dampen all that. it s not a car at all for the rain. no, no, most definitely not. this is its first outing in the rain. since completing its four year restoration? yeah, as i say, it s totally original and i ve done all the work myself. mg for 35 years, i a magic name to all who loved thoroughbred. for years, it was the ultimate boy s toy, and so it remains today. i can understand the fascination, but i am a person who, so long as it gets me from a to b, i don t really care.
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to the fossil fuel business that has powered profits for exxon and for the other oil majors for the past several decades. but their interest suggests big oil thinks it may get bigger in the future. and that s it for this edition of asia business report. iam i am monica miller. thanks for watching. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. it s 100 years since the first mg rolled out of morris garages in oxford. a century on, they re still drawing a crowd. the appeal, certainly when i was youngster, it was a sports car, it was a two seater, and you could have fun with it. but a wet day could dampen all that. it s not a car at all for the rain. no, no, definitely, most definitely not. this is its first outing in the rain since completing its four year restoration.