Danielle de Niese at Glyndebourne
A look back at her career on the Glyndebourne stage
In celebration of Danielle de Niese being named the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Opera’ award at the 2026 Olivier Awards, we are looking back at her career at Glyndebourne, from Cleopatra to Carmen.
Danielle first appeared on the Glyndebourne stage as Cleopatra in David McVicar’s Giulio Cesare in Festival 2005. It was a career-defining debut that, in her own words, ‘changed everything.’
Photo: Mike Hoban
Photo: Mike Hoban
Photo: Mike Hoban
Photo: Mike Hoban
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Clive Barda
Photo: Clive Barda
Photo: Clive Barda
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Bill Cooper
Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Photo: Tristram Kenton
Photo: Tristram Kenton
Photo: Tristram Kenton
Danielle de Niese will be returning to the Glyndebourne stage in for Festival 2027 – making her UK role debut in Carmen.
