Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2020: the top artists and dates
Beethoven, Handel and Poulenc operas are given new productions, plus revivals
Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites
Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2020 opens with a musical landmark in the 85-year-old festival's history. Poulenc's powerful opera Dialogues des Carmélites is performed for the first time, with soprano Danielle de Niese (pictured) in the leading role.
Read more ...Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore
Nemorino loves Adina, but she adores dashing Belcore. Only a magical love potion can fix this – possibly... Annabel Arden’s 1940s production is set in a giddy Italy on the brink of political change. Glyndebourne's own 2020 recommendation for a family opera outing.
Read more ...Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
Handel's Alcina
Adopted Londoner Handel's magical opera is staged at Glyndebourne for the first time, in a production that should suit the country house down to the ground. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment joins an all-star cast.
Read more ...Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Against an 18th-century Eastern fantasy of sunny gardens and shady terraces, Mozart's virtuosic comedy sparkles with wit and satire. Award-winning American soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as an abducted noblewoman who is rescued from the harem.
Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
Beethoven's Fidelio
In the year that marks 250 years since the birth of the composer, Beethoven's only opera is being widely staged, but here this singular work will take on its own character. Robin Ticciati conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with its authentic sound. The cast is led by Emma Bell and David Butt Philip.
Read more ...Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress
Hogarth's salutary tale of a young man's decline and fall is told against the backdrop of David Hockney's drawn set. A firm favourite since its first staging at Glyndebourne in 1975, this production by John Cox is a modern classic, not to be missed. Cast includes Louise Alder and Matthew Rose.
Read more ...Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU