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Obituary: Mezzo-soprano Emma Kerr, Glyndebourne Chorus Member & Soloist, Dies

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Glyndebourne has announced that Emma Kerr,  a member of the company’s chorus, has died.  Born in Edinburgh in 1987, the mezzo-soprano was named Scottish Opera Emerging Artist between 2015-17, was a Samling Artist in 2016 and won the Audience Prize in the Peter Hulsen Orchestra Song Award in 2017. In 2013, she joined the Glyndebourne Chorus and in 2015, she {…}

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Glyndebourne to Support Pegasus Opera Company Mentoring Programme

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Glyndebourne is joining forces with Pegasus Opera Company to mentor singers from diverse backgrounds. The company will support the Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme, which is offering opportunities to artists of African and Asian heritage. As part of the collaboration, Glyndebourne will invite four of the next group of participants to shadow artists at the 2022 Glyndebourne Festival during the rehearsal {…}

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Erin Morley, Amanda Woodbury, Hera Hyesang Park to Headline Glyndebourne 2022’s ‘Don Pasquale’ & ‘Nozze di Figaro’ Productions

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Glyndebourne has announced additional casting for its 2022 festival. The company revealed that its production of “Don Pasquale” will feature Erin Morley as Norina, Huw Montague Rendall as Malatesta, José Fardilha in the title role and Josh Lovell as Ernesto. Meanwhile, “Le Nozze di Figaro” will star Hera Hyesang Park, Germán Olivera, Amanda Woodbury, and Emily Pogorelc. The company is {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces 2021 Tour

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Glyndebourne has announced the return of its tour in 2021. The tour will see the company bring opera to communities in Canterbury, Milton Keynes, Norwich, and Liverpool. First up will be “Fidelio” starring Dorothea Herbert and Adam Smith. Frederic Wake-Walker directs and Ben Glassberg conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 8-31 (Glyndebourne) The company will then feature “Don Pasquale” in a production {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival 2021 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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(Credit: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Cooper) Glyndebourne’s final production of this year’s festival is a semi-staged realization of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” conceived by Daniel Dooner and featuring Glyndebourne music director Robin Ticciati in the pit, accompanied by their resident orchestra the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s a production that boldly sets out several role debuts, in Simon {…}

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Glyndebourne to Lift Social Distancing Restrictions Starting on July 19

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Glyndebourne has announced that, in keeping with government regulations, it will lift social distancing restrictions starting on July 19, 2021. As a result, all 1,200 seats in the opera house’s auditorium will be available for performances of “Così fan tutte,” “Luisa Miller,” “Tristan und Isolde,” and three performances by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Audiences were previously capped {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Launch of Freelancer Fund & 2022 Season Lineup

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Glyndebourne has announced the launch of the Glyndebourne Freelancer Fund, meant to support freelancers in the performing arts industry and help them rebound from the economic damages caused by the pandemic. While the details of the fund will be further developed this year, Glyndebourne has pledged its commitment to reserve an amount equivalent to 10 percent of its annual freelancer {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Additions to Board & ‘Creative Conspirators’

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Glyndebourne has announced the appointment of two new members to the Board of Trustees. The new appointees include Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE, Chair of NICE, and top solicitor Helen Ward, a partner at Stewarts Law LLP. “The strength of the Board has been felt more than ever this past year as we’ve sought their support and expertise to help us face {…}

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Glyndebourne Festival 2021 Review: ‘Il turco in Italia’

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Rossini’s operatic world is a crossroads of things: the formal conventions of arias, duets, cavatina, patter number, the stock characters of the Commedia dell’arte, a hotchpotch of contemporary patriarchal and orientalist stereotypes, and reheated scenarios from various librettists. How do modern audiences, relatively unmoored from this world, connect with these shows? A Brilliant Production In this new production of “Il {…}