and his wife audrey mildmay, the english born canadian soprano. 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 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.
houses and festivals, and it s just amazing that i can be part of what happens here. cheering and applause. my time here at glyndebourne has really made me see how opera can be so much more than wonderful music, singing and staging. it can be a whole experience to enjoy the english countryside, gourmet food and great art and all in a historic venue that offers solutions to the challenges of the 21st century, such as diversity and sustainability. and i really hope that audiences here appreciate that opera can both entertain and be a positive force for good.
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percussive music plays. the summer 2023 festival features a midsummer night s dream by the british composer benjamin britten. it was first performed here at glyndebourne in 1981, and there s a strong theme of nature in the production. this bewitching opera is a dark interpretation of shakespeare s comic play, in which four athenian lovers are lost in an enchanted forest ruled by malicious fairies. # hail, mortal! this is one of the trees that our tree actors will stand in. they have a black catsuit that s covered in vines, and they have these amazing tree boots,
this is bbc news. the latest news headlines follow at the top of the hour, after this programme. i ve been an opera fan for decades, and i want to share my passion with you. so i m on a mission to find out how opera is reinventing itself for the 21st century. this time, i go to glyndebourne in the english countryside to find out why it s a unique place that offers more than opera. we ve got beautiful grounds and gardens and lakes, a wonderful visual art gallery and then a wonderful opera. glyndebourne may be a historic venue, but it is also