Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2025 Season

By Afton Markay

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 50th anniversary season.

All mainstage productions are accompanied by the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and is staged in the Alice Busch Opera Theater. In addition to regular Festival programming, the 2025 season will offer 50th anniversary-related events, talks, concerts, and meals. The full slate of 2025 special events, along with full season casting will be announced at a later date.

Puccini’s Tosca,” directed by Louisa Proske opens the Festival. Joseph Colaneri conducts a cast that includes Michelle Bradley, Yongzhao Yu, and Greer Grimsley.

Performance Dates: July 11, 13, 20, & 21; August 1, 4, 7, 9, 14, & 16, 2025

Up next is the company’s premiere of Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George,” with orchestrations by Michael Starobin. Ethan Heard serves as director. The cast will include John Riddle, Marina Pires, Luretta Bybee, Taylor-Alexis DuPont, and Marc Webster.

Performance Dates: July 12, 17, 19, 21; August 2, 5, 8, 10, & 17, 2025

Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros’ opera “The House on Mango Street” makes its world premiere. Chía Patiño directs and Nicole Paiement conducts. The cast includes Mikaela Bennett, Samantha Sosa, Kaylan Hernandez, Taylor-Alexis DuPont, Sarah Rosales, Tshilidzi Ndou, Sergio Martínez, and Deborah Nansteel.

Performance Dates: July 18 & 28; August 2, 10, 12, & 16, 2025

“The Rake’s Progress” by Stravinsky makes its company premiere, directed by Eric Sean Fogel. Joseph Colaneri conducts a cast that includes Adrian Kramer, Lydia Grindatto, Aleksey Bogdanov, Deborah Nansteel, and Marc Webster.

Performance Dates: July 19 & 29; August 3, 9, 11, & 15, 2025

The Glimmerglass commissioned work “Odyssey” by Ben Moore and Kelley Rourke is presented. Justin Burgess and Kaileigh Riess star while Eric Sean Fogel directs.

Performance Dates: TBA

 

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