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 {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}
On Feb. 25, 2022, Glyndebourne will present the world premiere “Pay the Piper,” the first youth opera, composed exclusively in a program developed for female composers, to help address the underrepresentation of female creators in classical music. The opera marks the first time that Glyndebourne commissions a new work from more than one composer. Anna Appleby, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, Cecilia Livingston, {…}
Glyndebourne is launching a new streaming service called Glyndebourne Encore. The new streaming service will give on-demand access to its back catalog of world-class opera, as well as all future filmed productions. The company has been investing in filming its operas since 2002 and has built up an extensive collection of its iconic productions that enabled the opera house to {…}
Glyndebourene has announced that its Managing Director Sarsh Hopwood is set to retire next autumn following a career of 25 years with the company. Hopwood was at the forefront of the initiative to have the company invest in its intellectual property and expanding its reach to new audiences worldwide. She was among the leaders of the construction of the Production {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}