The Wreckers
A selection of photos from our Festival 2022 production of Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers
Melly Still returns to direct the first ever staging of the opera’s original French-language version, and the first professional, major-house staging in our lifetime.
Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith
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Thurza (Karis Tucker)
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Harvey (Donovan Singletary)
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Glyndebourne dancers: Rosie Bell, Lucy Burns, Tash Chu and Sirena Tocco
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Thurza (Karis Tucker) with members of the Glyndebourne chorus
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Avis (Lauren Fagan) and Thurza (Karis Tucker), with members of the Glyndebourne chorus
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Thurza (Karis Tucker)
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Glyndebourne chorus
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Laurent (James Rutherford), Thurza (Karis Tucker) and members of the Glyndebourne chorus
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Harvey (Donovan Singletary) and the Glyndebourne chorus
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Thurza (Karis Tucker), Pasko (Philip Horst) and members of the Glyndebourne chorus
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Pasko (Philip Horst)
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Glyndebourne chorus
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Pasko (Philip Horst) and Thurza (Karis Tucker)
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Avis (Lauren Fagan), Pasko (Philip Horst), Laurent (James Rutherford) and Harvey (Donovan Singletary)
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Laurent (James Rutherford), Pasko (Philip Horst) and Thurza (Karis Tucker), with members of the Glyndebourne chorus
From August 2022 The Wreckers will be available to watch on-demand on Glyndebourne Encore – subscribe now