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Spark rehearsals

Sparks are flying in the rehearsal room as the cast prepare for the world premiere of our new youth opera.

Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith

Hugo Herman-Wilson (Ember/Dad) and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Lucy Armstrong (Composer) and Olivia Bell (Librettist)

Hugo Herman-Wilson (Ember/Dad) and Fiona Dunn (Director)

Holly Brown (Flicker/Mum), Clementine Thompson (Clara) and Ashley Beauchamp (Conductor)

Ashley Beauchamp (Conductor)

Natasha Oldbury (Ash), Clementine Thompson (Clara), Ella Taylor (Blaze), Rachel Howe (Frankie) and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Fiona Dunn (Director) and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Clementine Thompson (Clara) and Natasha Oldbury (Ash)

Róisín Whelan (Movement Director & Assistant Director) and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Monster Wall – In early workshops for Spark, participants were asked to share their ideas of what a monster might look like or be like, creating the ‘Monster Wall’, which has been displayed as a source of inspiration throughout rehearsals.

Natasha Oldbury (Ash), Holly Brown (Flicker/Mum), Ella Taylor (Blaze) and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera

spark is on stage this autumn 14 & 15 November.

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