Posts for July

My favourite place: Kate Simner (Education Assistant)
From Peter Hall’s Otello to our new production Don Giovanni: Behind the Curtain, which goes out on Tour across the country from November-December, K… Read more

What you thought of Il barbiere di Siviglia
The curtain came down on Annabel Arden’s production of Il barbiere di Siviglia for the last time at Festival 2016 on Sunday 17 July. The produ… Read more

What you thought of Meistersinger
The Festival 2016 run of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg has now come to an end. It was a most welcome return for David McVicar’s production of … Read more

Introducing... the genius of Janáček
Festival 2016 is set to be an exciting season at Glyndebourne. Six very different operas will take to the stage, including a revival of Melly Still’… Read more

Chris Addison on Glyndebourne, 'the politest of carnivals'
Actor and comedian Chris Addison on his enduring love of Glyndebourne Because I’ve spent the past 10 years and more politico-baiting on sitcoms… Read more

An interview with our Tour art competition winner
The cover of the Tour 2015 programme features work by 20-year-old fine art student Yin Ching Tung, who has won the Glyndebourne 2015 Tour art competit… Read more

Q&A with Duncan Rock
Last week we broadcast the Sunday 9 August performance of The Rape of Lucretia in cinemas across the country and online. Director Fiona Shaw’s… Read more

Danielle de Niese on the Ravel double bill
Just three months after giving birth to a baby boy, soprano Danielle de Niese is back on the Glyndebourne stage performing in L’heure espagnole and … Read more

The Rape of Lucretia: from stage to screen
Glyndebourne has long believed in bringing opera to new audiences and in new ways, but just what goes into taking an opera from stage to screen? Read more

Macbeth Q&A with Luke Styles and Ted Huffman
Macbeth: a new chamber opera Macbeth is a new 75-minute work of uninterrupted dramatic and musical intensity. The new chamber opera was developed du… Read more