Offers more than opera. Weve 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 trying to make Opera Fit For The Future by being a pioneer in sustainability. We were the first Arts Organisation to put up a wind turbine. Were running on wind. Glyndebourne, as an icon in operatic sustainability, has really got a very strong place. And glyndebourne is embracing a drive towards greater diversity. Its about making sure that Diverse Communities have access to opera. If we keep opening the door, more people will come into it. But does innovation, sustainability and diversity matter, or do audiences really only care about great Opera Performances . Let me take you to the opera. Glyndebourne in sussex, about 150 kilometres south of london, is a popular destination for thousands of opera lovers every year. They sing operatically. As well as opera, audiences can take a stroll, have a picnic i
trying to make opera fit for the future by being a pioneer in sustainability. we were the first arts organisation to put up a wind turbine. we re running on wind. glyndebourne, as an icon in operatic sustainability, has really got a very strong place. and glyndebourne is embracing a drive towards greater diversity. it s about making sure that diverse communities have access to opera. if we keep opening the door, more people will come into it. but does innovation, sustainability and diversity matter, or do audiences really only care about great opera performances? let me take you to the opera.
we re running on wind. glyndebourne, as an icon in operatic sustainability, has really got a very strong place. and glyndebourne is embracing a drive towards greater diversity. it s about making sure that diverse communities have access to opera. if we keep opening the door, more people will come into it. but does innovation, sustainability and diversity matter, or do audiences really only care about great opera performances? let me take you to the opera. glyndebourne in sussex, about 150 kilometres south of london, is a popular destination for thousands
a pioneer in sustainability. we were the first arts organisation to put up a wind turbine. we re running on wind. glyndebourne, as an icon in operatic sustainability, has really got a very strong place. and glyndebourne is embracing a drive towards greater diversity. it s about making sure that diverse communities have access to opera. if we keep opening the door, more people will come into it. but does innovation, sustainability and diversity matter, or do audiences really only care about great opera performances? let me take you to the opera.
to various concert series and opera performances and theatre and everything. so i luckily was in a good position to actually see all the great artists that passed through munich and the various houses here. and, of course, that does something with you. and classical music was on either radio or from tape or lps all day long, so i really sucked it up like a sponge. so classical music was your normal, but when did you fall in love with opera? well, i was there for the very first time actually, in this house down there for a performance of madame butterfly by puccini. and it was kind of awakening for me. i couldn t believe what i saw, what i heard. yeah, i was right there in the middle, dead centre behind the conductor, when i saw this very first performance. and it was something so thrilling that i came home and said, this is what i want to do.