Glyndebourne
Lewes, Sussex, 19 May – 27 August
Web: glyndebourne.com
It started life nigh on nine decades ago as a ‘house for Mozart’, and to the philandering Don Giovanni falls the first night of Glyndebourne 2023. The Don receives a new production by Mariame Clément with Evan Rogister, the principal conductor of Washington National Opera, in the pit. And Mozart’s nobleman isn’t the only reprobate bestriding the East Sussex stage. Designed by David Hockney, John Cox’s venerable 1975 production of Stravinsky’s returns, conducted by Glyndebourne’s music director Robin Ticciati. Lockdown put paid to its intended revival in 2020, and another refugee from that – also conducted by Ticciati – is finally welcomed into the fold. A Glyndebourne first, it includes Sally Matthews as the redoubtable Blanche de la Force. Completing the line-up are Handel’s , Donizetti’s and another Glyndebourne classic: Peter Hall’s 1981 staging of Britten’s .
