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No ordinary summer

Watch a short teaser of our behind the scenes documentary

Despite all the barriers we’ve faced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been an extraordinary summer.

Over 750,000 views of our operas via our free Sunday night series, Glyndebourne Open House. Events in the gardens. The first opera company to stage a full production in front of a live audience since lockdown began…

We’ve been filming a documentary that captures the unique challenges we’ve faced this summer, and you can get a sneak peek in our new short video. The full documentary will be released later this year.

No ordinary summer

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