It’s not often that a Glyndebourne production offers its audience an interactive experience. But, that’s what seemed to be happening towards the close of the final Act of the second…
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Glyndebourne begins 2022 with Pay the Piper, a brand new youth opera from an all-female composer team
On 25 February 2022 Glyndebourne will present the world premiere of Pay the Piper, Glyndebourne’s first youth opera since 2017. The opera has been jointly composed by the four participants of…
Sharp slaps and pungent pyrotechnics: Glyndebourne’s Don Pasquale at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
There was pungent, post-explosion smoke in the Marlowe Theatre during the performance of Glyndebourne’s touring production of Don Pasquale, and it wasn’t all the result of the pyrotechnics with which…
A rake revived: Glyndebourne Tour at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
John Cox and David Hockney’s Glyndebourne production of The Rake’s Progress has proved one of the Festival’s most enduring successes, revived frequently in the Sussex theatre and in international houses…
Glyndebourne Encore, a new streaming service giving on-demand access to its filmed operas
Glyndebourne is launching a new streaming service called Glyndebourne Encore, giving on-demand access to its back catalogue of world-class opera, as well as all future filmed productions. Glyndebourne has been…
Glyndebourne Tour hits the road + screenings of Chaplin’s City Lights with live orchestral accompaniment
Glyndebourne Tour hits the road in November taking performances of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (pictured), Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress and Handel’s choral masterpiece Messiah to The Marlowe, Canterbury (3 – 5 November), Milton Keynes Theatre (10 –…
Sarah Hopwood, Managing Director at Glyndebourne, to retire in autumn 2022
Glyndebourne has announced that Sarah Hopwood, Managing Director, will step down in autumn 2022 at which time she will join the Board as a Trustee. Sarah’s career at Glyndebourne has…
Glyndebourne’s 2021 Tour opens with Frederic Wake-Walker’s new production of Fidelio
Beethoven was none too sure about his only opera, Fidelio. When librettist Friedrich Treitschke set about revising the first versions of the opera, originally titled Leonore, oder Der Triumph der…
Glyndebourne partnering with Pegasus Opera Company on mentoring programme for singers from diverse backgrounds
Glyndebourne has announced that it is supporting the Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme, which offers aspiring and emerging artists of African and Asian heritage a bespoke programme of coaching and mentoring…
Richard Davidson-Houston appointed as Managing Director of Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne is delighted to announce that Richard Davidson-Houston will become Managing Director this autumn. Working alongside Artistic Director Stephen Langridge, Richard will lead Glyndebourne in continuing to achieve our mission…