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Glyndebourne Touring Orchestra has 38 opera performances in 6 different UK theatres during their annual Autumn season.

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Ever since John Christie and his wife, the soprano Audrey Mildmay, realised their dream of building an opera house in the grounds of their Sussex home in 1934, Glyndebourne Festival has maintained its commitment to world-class opera.

Glyndebourne gives 124 opera performances every year, with approximately 86,000 people attending the 76 Festival performances. A further 55,000 attend the Glyndebourne on Tour performances at venues across the UK. Founded in 1968 by John Christie’s son George, Glyndebourne on Tour takes productions to a wider audience and nurtures new talent.

Sir George Christie oversaw the rebuilding of the opera house. Unveiled in 1994, 60 years to the day after the Festival’s inauguration, it now seats 1,200. Gus Christie, Sir George’s son, took over as Executive Chairman of Glyndebourne in 2000, followed by the appointment of General Director David Pickard and Music Director Vladimir Jurowski in 2001. The Festival repertoire has expanded to include operas from the baroque to the contemporary.

Glyndebourne Festival Opera has two world-renowned orchestras, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, while the Glyndebourne Chorus is considered to be one of the pre-eminent choruses in international opera.

Glyndebourne maintains a great commitment to investing in the future, and is exploring digital innovations that will allow its output to be enjoyed by a new and wider audience. These new directions will go hand-in-hand with Glyndebourne’s long-standing artistic ideals: the employment of inspirational directors and performers, and the continuing drive to commission new work.

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Telephone: 01273 812321

info@glyndebourne.com

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