Alex Beard, deputy director of Tate, to succeed Tony Hall as head of Royal Opera House
Alex Beard helped build Tate Modern, but has never worked in opera or dance. Now he is to take on one of Britain's most prominent arts jobs " boss of the Royal Opera HouseAlex Beard, deputy director of the Tate, has been announced as the new chief executive of the Royal Opera House, succeeding Tony Hall who will become director general of the BBC next month.Beard is, just as was Hall a dozen years ago, a surprise app…