Free Youth Opera workshops
Glyndebourne Youth Opera provides local young people with engaging opera workshops open to all.
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Billy budd taster days
Applications are open.
Join us for fun workshops to introduce the story and music of Britten’s Billy Budd. This session will help you learn techniques and enhance your performance skills ahead of the exciting opportunity to audition to perform on the Glyndebourne stage next summer. Auditions will take place in mid January 2026.
Saturday 22 November, 10.00am-1.00pm & 2.00pm-5.00pm at Glyndebourne
GYO1 & GYO2 boys with unchanged (treble) voices
This workshop is GYO1 & GYO2 boys in Sussex who are interested in singing and performing. You don’t need to have any prior singing experience to join in, just be curious to find out more about music, movement and performing!
Please note this workshop is for boys with unchanged (treble) voices only.
All sessions are free.
Applications for the taster days are now open and will close on Monday 10 November at 9.00am. Spaces will be allocated on Friday 14 November.
This autumn GYO took part in a series of free workshops and taster days. These sessions were open to both new and existing members of GYO to introduce newcomers to opera and build on skills for returning participants.
The 2026 programme of workshops will be announced soon, sign up to our GYO mailing list to be the first to hear.
Photos: Sarah Hickson
If you would like to be notified of other upcoming workshops, please sign up for our Glyndebourne Youth Opera mailing list below. If you have any queries about workshops, please do not hesitate to contact us at takepart@glyndebourne.com.
Glyndebourne’s Learning & Engagement programme is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Main image: Sarah Hickson
