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 {…}
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 {…}
It is an under-appreciated coincidence that Janacek’s searing opera of bourgeois repressiveness and psychological collapse appears in the same year as fellow Moravian Sigmund Freud’s “Beyond the Pleasure Principle” and his study of “Mass Psychology” (they were, in fact, born mere miles apart). “Kat’a Kabanova” is a psychic drama of shame and self-hatred. As in Freud’s work, Janacek creates a {…}
Marquee TV has announced a new collaboration with Glyndebourne as the Festival’s official digital partner. For the 2021 program, Marquee TV will stream Glyndebourne: Summer Symphonies which will comprise four concerts live from the Festival and featuring Glyndebourne’s resident orchestras. The concerts will stream from July 2 through Sept. 10 and will feature the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment {…}
The Glyndebourne Open House series is set to return this May with four streamed operas on its official website and YouTube channel. “Last year’s Open House broadcasts were hugely popular so we’re delighted to be offering more free online operas, and hope that people will once again take the opportunity to create their own Festival experience at home,” said Stephen {…}
(Credit: Fabrizio-Sansoni) Glyndebourne has announced a major change for its upcoming production of “Il Turco in Italia.” The Rossini opera will now be conducted by Sesto Quatrini, who will make both his Glyndebourne and UK debuts. The conductor will replace Giancarlo Andretta, who is unable to conduct due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions relating to international travel to the UK. Quatrini, {…}
The holidays are in full swing and companies around the world are adapting their particular showcases to suit the festive mood. So for those wondering, yes, there will be a Messiah showcase, some Christmas concerts, a “Christmas” opera, and other performances that are sure to make the Yuletide all the more memorable. So without further ado, here are our top {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
Glyndebourne has announced its fall and winter programming, which wil be presented before a live audience as the organization reopens its doors to the public. Opening the season will be “In the Market for Love,” a new staging of Offenbach’s “Mesdames de la Halle” done by Stephen Plaice, and conducted by Ben Glassberg, Principal Guest Conductor for the Glyndebourne Tour. {…}