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Uprising
Find out more about Uprising by Jonathan Dove.
Uprising at a glance
Composer
Jonathan Dove
Librettist
April De Angelis
Director
Sinéad O’Neill
Can one person make a difference? Horrified by the climate crisis, teenager Lola decides that she must fight for the future.
Uprising was written by acclaimed composer Jonathan Dove and librettist April De Angelis.
The world-premier took place in February 2025 at Glyndebourne. It was directed by Sinéad O’Neill and featured a cast of professionals and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia alongside Glyndebourne Youth Opera, a community chorus and young instrumentalists from Brighton & East Sussex Youth Orchestra and Brighton & Hove Percussion Ensemble.
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