Glyndebourne
Lewes, Sussex, 16 May – 25 August
There’s more to Glyndebourne than black-tie picnics on the lawn and bosky evenings of operatic opulence: last December’s One Voice Festival of Singing convened some 2,000 schoolchildren; Glyndebourne Sinfonia and Chorus toured over 130 Sussex care homes; and a freshly configured autumn season juggled opera, recitals, masterclasses and concerts. Still, there’s no denying that the summer festival is at the heart of the Glyndebourne experience – and has been for 90 years (see p14). Five productions gild 2024, with Bizet’s opening the season in a new staging by Diane Paulus conducted, spearheaded by Danielle de Niese as the widow. Among the revivals is a tercentenary nod to Handel’s (seasoned with a sprinkling of Bollywood, no less); and Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s veteran production of Wagner’s , which unites Miina-Liisa Värelä and Stuart Skelton as the ill-starred lovers.
