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A guide to Autumn 2024

Find out everything you need to know for your visit to Glyndebourne this autumn

Thinking of coming to Glyndebourne this autumn? Here’s our guide to getting the most out of your visit.

In autumn, Glyndebourne comes to life once more, with six weeks of opera, concerts, masterclasses and recitals. Our Autumn season offers many opportunities to experience mainstage performances in our world-class auditorium, to support young artists from our talent development programmes, and even to take part yourself.

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Photo: La traviata, by Robert Workman

Join us for our Autumn 2024 productions of Verdi’s La traviata, Rossini’s Il turco in Italia alongside our concerts including Beethoven & Tippett – tickets are on sale now.

Opera

Concerts

E-tickets will be emailed seven days before each visit (bookings made within seven days of a performance will be emailed immediately). E-tickets are sent as PDF attachments.

Autumn dining

Photography (right): Sam Stephenson 

La traviataIl turco in Italia and Beethoven & Tippett: Our Mildmay tearoom will be open pre-performance from 2.00pm and our Middle & Over restaurant will be open for dinner after the performance. You can make a restaurant reservation when you book your tickets, or book on our dedicated dining website.

Christmas events: For the Christmas Concerts and Choral Celebration, both the Mildmay tearooms and Middle & Over will be open from 1.00pm, with the tearooms offering festive afternoon teas and Middle & Over restaurant serving a Christmas-inspired lunch menu, both before the performance.

Under cover options: There are also a number of under cover options at Glyndebourne. There are a limited number of picnic tables in our marquees in the garden, so to guarantee your table, it’s best to book in advance – find out more about under cover options. Any under-cover picnic tables that haven’t been pre-booked will be available free of charge on the day, on a first-come-first-served basis.

You can also visit the Long Bar for refreshments before, during or after the performance where we will also be serving hot food and sweet treats.

What to wear

Photography: James Bellorini

In keeping with the more informal feel of the autumn season at Glyndebourne, the dress code is smart casual. While some audience members do choose to make their visit to autumn performances a special occasion and dress accordingly, others may be arriving straight from work. Please wear whatever you find warm and comfortable.

Visit our what to wear guide to see some examples and get some inspiration.

Let us take the stress out of the journey

Photo: Sam Stephenson

Glyndebourne is just outside of Lewes and a mere hour away from London by rail. We take our green credentials very seriously and encourage as many audience members as possible to make the journey to Glyndebourne by train, and then take the audience coach from Lewes station. For £10 you can secure a return coach journey from Lewes train station to Glyndebourne. This is bookable online.

For those who would rather make the journey by car, we have a large car park and even offer charging for electric cars.

On the day

Arrival: Glyndebourne is open two hours before the performance, giving you plenty of time to explore our grounds and exhibitions.

Performance: When it is time to take your seats in the auditorium, you will hear a bell ring. The bells sound ten minutes, five minutes, and three minutes before the start of the performance.

Interval: Some of our Autumn performances have a short interval of 20-30 minutes. You can find the interval time on our performance schedule. When it is time for the performance to resume, you will hear a bell ring. The bells sound five minutes, three minutes and two minutes before the performance resumes.

Leaving Glyndebourne: The audience coach service departs from the coach park around 20 minutes after the end of the performance. Avoid the rush to leave the car park – the grounds close 60 minutes after the end of the performance, and the Long Bar is open if you want to stop for a hot or cold drink before you go, or drop in to our shop for a browse.

Enhance your visit

There’s a lot to enjoy at Glyndebourne, so don’t forget to leave yourself enough time to see it all. The grounds open two hours before the start of the performance giving you ample opportunity to see everything we have to offer. Enjoy one of the most beautiful landscapes in the country and explore our 12 acres of gardens.

Photo: James Bellorini

extra events
There are a host of other events to enjoy as part of our Autumn season. Before selected concert performances you’ll have the opportunity to sing alongside our chorus and explore music by Vivaldi and Tippett in our Masterclasses. Plus, before selected performances, there are free recitals from our Jerwood Young Pit Perfect players in our Ebert Room. Find out more details and book your tickets at the links below.

You can also visit Fair Ground, an exhibition of contemporary art in Sussex in our gallery, and see sculptures by leading British artist Conrad Shawcross RA in the gardens.

We look forward to welcoming you

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