We chat to Alex Beard, CEO of the Royal Opera House who has a CBE for his services to the arts. From classics to finance and finding his true calling, we talk leadership, the Tate, new audiences for opera and ballet and controversy!
Books: The Iliad by HomerThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAlone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
Chosen track: Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner. Experience the wonder Alex felt as a child with this as his first taste of opera!
Date recorded: 30/05/19 at the Royal Opera House, London.
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