LONDON " Alex Beard has been appointed CEO of the Royal Opera House, succeeding Tony Hall, who ankled to become Director-General of the BBC. The £250,000 ($375,000) position is the key leadership and commercial post at the top of the U.K. high-cultural tree. The Royal Opera House is not only home to the year-round Royal Opera... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 12:37PM on March 20, 2013