Glyndebourne Releases ‘Alcina’ on Digital Platform

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Glyndebourne has released its recent production of Händel’s “Alcina” on its streaming platform Glyndebourne Encore. “Alcina” stars soprano Jane Archibald stars in the title role, with Soraya Mafi as Morgana and Samantha Hankey as Ruggerio. Jonathan Cohen conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. “Alcina” was directed by Francesco Micheli. The company also unveiled that its other productions would be {…}

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Glyndebourne Production of ‘The Wreckers’ to Launch on Glyndebourne Encore Platform

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On August 1, 2022, Glyndebourne will launch the recording of their new production of Ethel Smyth’s “The Wreckers,” on their Glyndebourne Encore streaming platform. The production is the first professional staging of the work in recent years, and was presented with its original French libretto and a fully-restored score. In OperaWire’s review of the production, Benjamin Poore noted that “It {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera Review 2022: La Bohème

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Photo credit: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. “La bohème”, as the archetypal verismo opera, tends to resist stagings that take it much beyond the confines of nineteenth-century Paris, and indeed non-naturalistic approaches to the work. (Audiences tend to resist them too.) The two most successful in London recently have been John Copley’s recently retired version at the Royal Opera House – {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2022 Review: The Wreckers

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(© Richard Hubert Smith) Ethel Smyth’s opera “The Wreckers” opened the Glyndebourne Festival Opera last weekend, receiving its first-ever performance in the original French – libretto by Henry Brewster – and with many savage cuts restored. Its journey has been a long one: Smyth was repeatedly thwarted by war, misogynistic attitudes, musical conservatism, and meddling conductors. For some context – {…}

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Danielle de Niese, Louise Alder, Venera Gimadieva, Joélle Harvey, Liparit Avetisyan Headline Glyndebourne’s 2023 Season

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The Glyndebourne Festival has announced its 2023 slate. New Productions Kicking off the proceedings will be a new production of “Don Giovanni” starring baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Don Giovanni, Russian soprano Venera Gimadieva as Donna Anna, and Armenian soprano Ruzan Mantashyan as Donna Elvira. Mariame Clément directs with Evan Rogister conducting the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performance Dates: {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces New Managing Director

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Glyndebourne has announced that Richard Davidson-Houston as its Managing Director. Davidson-Houston, who has served as the company’s Director for Audience Development and Media over the last two years, will work alongside Artistic Director Stephen Langridge in pursuing the company’s artistic goals. He will take over for Sarah Hopwood, who is set to retire from her role after 25 years with {…}

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Francesco Micheli to Make History at Glyndebourne Festival

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(Credit: Gianfranco Rota) Francesco Micheli is set to make history by becoming the fourth Italian director to stage a new opera production in the 88-year-long history of the Glyndebourne Festival. Micheli will make his debut at the 2022 edition of the Festival, staging Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Alcina.” He follows such Italian directors as Damiano Michieletto, Franco Enriquez, and Franco Zeffirelli {…}

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Glyndebourne to Hold Charity Concert in Support of Ukraine

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UPDATE: This article, originally published on March 9, 2022, has been updated to include the artists performing. The Glyndebourne Festival will put on a charity concert to support those affected by the war in Ukraine. The showcase, which will take place on April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Glyndebourne auditorium, will feature Glyndebourne Festival artists along with the festival’s {…}

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Glyndebourne Tour to Return in 2022 With Puccini & Mozart Works

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The Glyndebourne Tour is set to return in 2022 with opera productions and a series of concert performances of famed choral work. The company will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in Michael Grandage’s 2012 production as well as a new production of Puccini’s seminal “La Bohème,” as directed by Floris Visser. There will also be performances of Mozart’s famed {…}

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Glyndebourne Releases ‘Alcina’ on Digital Platform

Glyndebourne Production of ‘The Wreckers’ to Launch on Glyndebourne Encore Platform

Glyndebourne Festival Opera Review 2022: La Bohème

Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2022 Review: The Wreckers

Danielle de Niese, Louise Alder, Venera Gimadieva, Joélle Harvey, Liparit Avetisyan Headline Glyndebourne’s 2023 Season

Glyndebourne Announces New Managing Director

Francesco Micheli to Make History at Glyndebourne Festival

Glyndebourne to Hold Charity Concert in Support of Ukraine

Glyndebourne Tour to Return in 2022 With Puccini & Mozart Works