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‘Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer’ Set to Stream Throughout Holiday Season

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Sky Arts will stream “Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer” this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 The documentary focuses on the Glyndebourne Festival’s battle to ensure that the “show could go on.” The film places an emphasis on the company becoming the first UK opera house to perform a full-length opera to a live audience during the pandemic. Audiences will get a chance {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Concert / Streaming Slate for December 2020

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Glyndebourne is set to present a number of unique showcases for the holiday season. The company will present “Glyndebourne Christmas Concerts” throughout the early part of December. The showcase will feature the Glyndebourne Chorus and Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra conducted by Aidan Oliver. Performance Dates: Dec. 5-13, 2020  “The Magic Flute” will be presented in a semi-staged 90-minute version. The opera {…}

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At Home With – Soprano Danielle de Niese in Glyndebourne

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) “At Home With… ” is a brand new series collaboration between OperaWire and photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio, combining original photography with insightful interviews. In this first edition, OperaWire spoke with singer, recording artist, television host, and ambassador of the arts, Danielle de Niese. De Niese lives in the main house at Glyndebourne—home of the {…}

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Kate Lindsey & Matthew Rose Lead Glyndebourne Fall 2020 Performances

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(Credits: Rosetta Greek / Lena Kern) The Glyndebourne Festival has announced a full program of the series of socially-distanced indoor performances that will take place in Sussex, starting October 10, 2020. The Festival has announced that it will deploy a set of stringent COVID-19 safety rules, including strict social distancing, using uncirculated air to heat the auditorium, providing sanitizing stations {…}

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Kristina Mkhitaryan, Charles Castronovo, Soloman Howard, Elena Tsallagova Headline Glyndebourne’s 2021 Festival

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The Glyndebourne has announced its upcoming slate for the 2021 season. The festival will open in May with Janáček’s “Kát’a Kabanová,” the first time the opera is presented at the festival in 20 years. Director Damiano Michieletto will make his company debut, leading a production that will be conducted by Robin Ticciati and will star Kateřina Knĕžíková in the title role. {…}

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Glyndebourne Announces Series of Fall 2020 Performances

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(Credit: Theatre Projects official website) The Glyndebourne Festival has announced a series of socially-distanced indoor performances that will take place in Sussex, starting October 10, 2020. The autumn season opens with the Glyndebourne’s new production of “In the Market for Love,” a new version of Jacques Offenbach’s “Mesdames de la Halle” by Stephen Plaice. This new production will be followed {…}

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Gerald Finley Headlines Final Opera of Glyndebourne Open House Virtual Festival

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(Credit: Tristram Kenton/Glyndebourne) Glyndebourne has announced the final opera that will be featured as part of its virtual festival. Starting on August 30, and running through Sept. 6, 2020, the organization will present “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” in a production by Sir David McVicar. Vladimir Jurowski conducts a cast starring Marco Jentzsch, Anna Gabler, Topi Lehtipuu, Alastair Miles, Johannes Martin {…}

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Glyndebourne Extends Mini-Festival, Announces New Vocal Recital

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Glyndebourne has announced the extension of its summer season for an additional two weeks between August 29 through September 13. The organization will now be offering additional outdoor concerts, including a recital performance by Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists. This concert will mark the 10th anniversary of the program and will bring together singers who were participants in recent years. The {…}