Our orchestra and chorus

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Glyndebourne takes great pride in the performances of the Glyndebourne Chorus, whose quality and commitment makes it one of international opera’s foremost choruses.

The Glyndebourne Chorus provides the much needed transition from opera course at a conservatory to the professional world.

Praise for the Glyndebourne Chorus

‘Musically it’s superb, with the most responsive chorus you’re likely to hear…’ — Independent on Sunday

‘…sang with a fiery prowess to confirm the Glyndebourne Chorus’s reputation as a cradle of tomorrow’s stars.’ — Times Literary Supplement

Glyndebourne takes pride, and justifiably so, in the performances of the Glyndebourne Chorus, whose quality and commitment makes it one of the pre-eminent choruses in international opera. It is recruited annually and comprises a large number of talented and aspiring soloists, mainly drawn from the music colleges, and a core of highly motivated professional choristers.

For many the Glyndebourne Chorus provides the much needed transition from opera course at a conservatory to the professional world, with the opportunity to understudy roles in the Festival and on Tour, and in some cases leading to engagement in a principal role on tour and later in the Festival. There is an infinite amount to be learned from working in close proximity with the high-calibre artists appearing here and from exposure to some of the finest conductors, with one of London’s top symphony orchestras and Britain’s premier period instrument orchestra.

The list of Glyndebourne Chorus ‘alumni’ who have forged careers on the operatic stage is long and distinguished. It includes Thomas Allen, Janet Baker, Barry Banks, Susan Bullock, Sarah Connolly, John Daszak, Richard Van Allan, Ryland Davies, Gerald Finley, Susan Gritton, Alastair Miles, Diana Montague, Dennis O’Neill, Anne-Marie Owens, Peter Rose, Janice Watson and Louise Winter.

— Steven Naylor, Director of Artistic Administration

Festival 2021

Chorus Director: Aidan Oliver

Sopranos:

Elizabeth Findon
Nicola Hughes
Stephanie Lloyd
Madison Nonoa-Horsefield *
Jacquelyn Parker
Rachel Taylor

Mezzo-Sopranos:

Natalia Brzezińska
Bethany Horak-Hallett
Chloë Latchmore
Lucy McAuley
Jessica Ouston *
Rhiain Taylor

Tenors:

Peter Haydn Ferris
Michael Gibson
Samuel Jenkins
Frederick Jones
Niel Joubert
Sean Kerr
Robert Lewis *
Anthony Osborne
David Shaw

Basses:

Andrew Davies
John Mackenzie-Lavansch
Adam Marsden
Tom Mole *
Matthew Nuttall
Jack Sandison
Michael Wallace

Male Chorus for Tristan und Isolde

Tenors:

Richard Bignall
Peter Haydn Ferris
Robert Forrest
Michael Gibson
Peter Harris
Samuel Jenkins
Frederick Jones
Niel Joubert
Sean Kerr
Ben Leonard
Gethin Lewis
Robert Lewis *
Stephen Mills
Anthony Osborne
David Shaw

Basses:

Dominic Bowe
Andrew Davies
Stephen Fort
Hugo Herman-Wilson
Thomas Isherwood
Bartholomew Lawrence
John Mackenzie-Lavansch
Adam Marsden
Adam Maxey
Tom Mole *
Matthew Nuttall
Jack Sandison
Andrew Tipple
Michael Wallace
Jamie Woollard
Sam Young