from that _ beneath people to service somebody from that background. but she created — from that background. but she created such a stir when she was on stage _ created such a stir when she was on stage and _ created such a stir when she was on stage and broke through many barriers — stage and broke through many barriers. it stage and broke through many barriers. , , ., ., barriers. it is very important that we embrace _ barriers. it is very important that we embrace diversity, _ barriers. it is very important that we embrace diversity, not - barriers. it is very important that we embrace diversity, not least. we embrace diversity, not least because it sits within a tradition of diversity on our stage. we are proud of the fact that singers of colour were performing on our stage right back to the 19505, 1960s, colour were performing on our stage right back to the 19505, 19605, 705, some really famou5 names in there. grace bunbury being just one. it's important we carry on that tradition. i important we carry on that tradition-— tradition. i met grace at a competition _ tradition. i met grace at a competition and - tradition. i met grace at a competition and we - tradition. i met grace at a competition and we didn't tradition. i met grace at a - competition and we didn't have tradition. i met grace at a _ competition and we didn't have much time, _ competition and we didn't have much time, but _ competition and we didn't have much time, but we did take pictures and she did _ time, but we did take pictures and she did give a talk to encourage everyone — she did give a talk to encourage everyone to say how well we are doing _ everyone to say how well we are doinu. ~ ~' ., everyone to say how well we are doinu. ~ ~ ., ., everyone to say how well we are doina.~ ~' ., ., , ., , doing. we know that performers in the ast in doing. we know that performers in the past in opera, _ doing. we know that performers in the past in opera, that _ doing. we know that performers in the past in opera, that the - doing. we know that performers in the past in opera, that the males l the past in opera, that the males would have to blacken their face to play othello. how does that make you feel? , ., , ., feel? the stories we are telling does not discriminate, - feel? the stories we are telling does not discriminate, does - feel? the stories we are telling| does not discriminate, does not choose — does not discriminate, does not choose who or how you look like, where _ choose who or how you look like, where you — choose who or how you look like, where you come from, and it doesn't