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…
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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…
Tristan und Isolde: the London Philharmonic rise to epic heights, an inspired conductor … and two Tristans
I’m often left wondering with a great performance of Tristan und Isolde whether the true emotion of the work comes from the orchestra rather than the singers. There were moments…
Glyndebourne’s Così fan tutte provides welcome reassurance and orderliness
When I last saw Nicholas Hytner’s 2006 Glyndebourne production of Così fan tutte – at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury during the 2017 autumn tour, at the time reportedly the…
Glyndebourne announces two new trustees and Creative Conspirators ‘think tank’
Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees – Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE, Chair of NICE, and top solicitor Helen Ward, a partner at Stewarts…
Glyndebourne Archive to exhibit photographic works by pioneering female photographer Ilse Bing
The Glyndebourne Archive holds a wealth of material about the people, productions and origins of its world-renowned opera house. During the 2021 Glyndebourne Festival the archive will be exhibiting a…
Kát’a Kabanová at Glyndebourne: a caged bird sings
“I’d go out into the garden early in the morning, just as the sun was rising, I’d fall to my knees and pray and weep, and I wouldn’t know what…
Free opera broadcasts from Glyndebourne return this summer
Glyndebourne Open House returns this summer with a series of free online streams of some of Glyndebourne’s best-loved productions. Glyndebourne Open House first launched in May 2020 as a virtual…
Sky Arts to broadcast new documentary following Glyndebourne’s battle to ensure that the show could go on
A new documentary going behind-the-scenes of an extraordinary summer at Glyndebourne will be free for everyone to watch on Sky Arts on Sunday 20 December 2020. Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer tells the…
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…