Ben is an accomplished cultural leader with more than 25 years’ experience as a producer and executive producer of classical music programming, delivering award-winning music, live and national events for international TV broadcasters, streamers and arts organisations. He led the BBC’s coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, including staging the Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, and is a former producer and executive producer of the BBC TV Proms. Awarded an MA in Music from Oxford University, he is also a Trustee of the London Sinfonietta. A long-time visitor to Garsington Opera, and with deep connections across the cultural sector, Ben has a clear appreciation of our unique place in the artistic landscape.
Garsington Opera has been an important part of my summers for well over 20 years. I’m honoured and thrilled to have been invited to join this wonderful team, led so brilliantly by Nicky Creed, to help shape the future of the company; presenting exceptional opera, increasing opportunities to nurture the UK’s artistic and technical workforce, and inspiring the widest possible audience through this great art form.
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