Georg Baselitz: why art's great shock merchant has set his sights on opera

Georg Baselitz has spent his life shocking the public, and the opera-lovers of Glyndebourne are his next target. The artist explains how big-money auctions have made things ‘heavenly’ for him today – and why women still can’t paintGeorg Baselitz has been warned about Glyndebourne: “They tell me it’s rather conservative and more than just a bit elitist,” he says, wondering how at home he will feel there when he visits later this month. “I don’t even like classical music that muc