The music director of Glyndebourne on his greenhouse of talent, the genius of Don Giovanni, and the beer and crisps brigadeHas Glyndebourne still got a point? Isn't it just picnics, champagne and outmoded dinner jackets on the Sussex Downs?For me, Glyndebourne is predominantly a greenhouse of musical art in this country – slightly flamboyant and exotic yet very British. It needs this extravagance to exist, and to establish itself, perversely, as a non-establishment place. The carnival aspect i...
Guardian Music — The music director of Glyndebourne on his greenhouse of talent, the genius of Don Giovanni, and the beer and crisps brigadeHas Glyndebourne still got a point? Isn't it ju... more info