Glyndebourne has announced the addition of one performance of Händel’s “Giulio Cesare” this summer.

The company revealed that due to a record number of ticket sales for its 2024 edition, it will add an August 13 showcase of the Händel work. Many of the tickets will be made available to those who signed up for the Under 30s program, which offers “heavily subsidized tickets to 16-29 year-olds to support the next generation of opera-goers.”

“We want as many people as possible to experience opera, so we’re working hard to respond to, and grow, demand,” said Richard Davidson-Houston, the Managing Director of Glyndebourne, in an official press statement. “Even before we added an extra performance of ‘Giulio Cesare’ to the schedule, capacity at this year’s Festival was higher than in 2023, and our new approach to pricing has enabled us to offer more tickets at lower prices while maintaining our box office potential, which is vital given that the Festival receives no public subsidy.”

The Händel opera stars Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Louis Alder, Johanna Wallroth, Svetlina Stoyanova, Cameron Shahbazi, Luca Tittoto, Sam Carl, Beth Taylor, Ray Chenez, and Thomas Chenhall. Laurence Cummings conducts a production directed by Sir David McVicar.