Festival 2022 opening night
Images from the opening night of Festival 2022.
Audiences enjoying the first night of Glyndebourne Festival 2022.
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Photo: James Bellorini
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Photo: Graham Carlow
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Photo: James Bellorini
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Thanks to Nyetimber for treating our audiences to a glass of fizz before curtain up. Photo: James Bellorini
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Photo: James Bellorini
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On opening night we presented four fanfares, composed by our Balancing the Score composers.
Players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra performing ‘Fanfare for the Glyndebourne Festival’ composed by Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade. Photo: Graham Carlow
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Players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra performing ‘To the Shore’ composed by Anna Appleby (pictured). Photo: Graham Carlow
Additional fanfares were composed by Cecilia Livingston and Ailie Robertson
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Maggi Hambling and her painting Night of the Lotus Eaters. Photo: Rachel Wyndham
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Managing Director Sarah Hopwood and Director of The Wreckers Melly Still. Photo: Graham Carlow
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Photo: Graham Carlow
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Photo: Graham Carlow
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Photo: Graham Carlow
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A dramatic ending to the opening night of the Festival, with bonfires lit around the gardens, echoing the plot of The Wreckers. Photo: Graham Carlow
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Photos: James Bellorini
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Photo: Graham Carlow
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