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Glyndebourne Festival Opera has also toured internationally, including the Adelaide Festival in 2006 with its production of Flight by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis. In January 2023, the company announced that the planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Council England for the ...
Glyndebourne (/ ˈ ɡ l aɪ n d b ɔː n /) is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The house, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England, is thought to be about six hundred years old and listed at grade II. [1] [2] [3]
The Glyndebourne Festival Opera was founded in 1934 by the English landowner John Christie (1882-1964) and his wife, the English and Canadian soprano Audrey Mildmay (1900-1953). The Christies mounted their productions in a theatre specially built for the purpose in the grounds of their manor house near Lewes in East Sussex.
This is a list of the operas performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera during the music directorship (1934-1951) of Fritz Busch. Operas performed at venues other than Glyndebourne by Glyndebourne forces are also included, as are operas performed at Glyndebourne by other companies.
The opera premiered on 20 June 1947 at Glyndebourne, conducted by the composer.According to one writer, the owner and founder of Glyndebourne, John Christie, "disliked it intensely and is said to have greeted members of the first night audience with the words: 'This isn't our kind of thing, you know'."
Glyndebourne Festival Opera: A Gala Evening Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1934–51 Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1952–63
This is a list of the operas performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera during the music directorship (1952-1963) of Vittorio Gui. Operas performed by Glyndebourne forces at venues other than Glyndebourne are also included.
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