Escape the ordinary
and join us for a Festival of mischief, magic and mistaken identity.
This year sees the return of four Glyndebourne classics and two
new productions. All six offer comic moments, compelling drama
and captivating music. With diverse operas by Wagner, Rossini,
Janaček, Mozart, Berlioz and Britten, Festival 2016 promises to be
an unforgettable season.
We are also marking the Shakespeare400 anniversary with operas
based on two of the Bard’s best loved comedies.
Corporate Members Employees’ Priority booking for Glyndebourne Festival 2016 opens Monday 29 February at 10am
Through your company’s Glyndebourne Corporate Membership, Glyndebourne is delighted to offer you priority access to tickets ahead of public booking.
You will be able to book Glyndebourne tickets online from 10am Monday 29 February until Sunday 6 March.
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A summer’s day spent at Glyndebourne
goes beyond the world-class action on stage
Our location in the heart of the Sussex Downs makes for
a truly unique experience.
One of the joys of Glyndebourne is the opportunity to unwind and enjoy
a picnic in our 12 acres of gardens, or dine at one of our three on-site restaurants.
Leith’s at Glyndebourne offer a range of dining options, from relaxed afternoon
tea to sumptuous fine dining. You can bring your own picnic or order one to pick up when you arrive.
Visit diningatglyndebourne.com for picnic and restaurant options.
Dressing the part
Our audiences enjoy the thrill of dressing up and the chance to be different for a day. From
formal and vintage attire to the height of contemporary fashion, our audiences relish the
opportunity to dress to impress.
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WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
21 May to 27 June. Tickets £20 – £300
ALSO IN CINEMAS TUESDAY 12 JULY (RECORDED LIVE IN 2011)
SUNG IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
GRIPPINGLY ORIGINAL, WAGNER PUTS SINGING AND SONGWRITING CENTRE
STAGE IN GLYNDEBOURNE’S BIGGEST PRODUCTION EVER
Hans Sachs is the most celebrated of the Mastersingers, a group of poets and musicians
who have created complex rules for composing and performing their songs. Their world is
turned upside down by free-thinking Walther who enters their singing competition to win
his beloved Eva. But can this inspired rule-breaker win the hand of the woman he loves?
‘Glyndebourne thinks big with a Wagner staging to treasure’
The Sunday Telegraph
‘Gerald Finley is glorious: vocally right back to his volatile best’
The Times
David McVicar’s production is revived in Festival 2016 for the first time, with Music
Director Robin Ticciati conducting his first Wagner opera. With the London Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus.
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ROSSINI
New Production
Il barbiere di Siviglia
22 May to 17 July. Tickets £20 – £260
ALSO BROADCAST LIVE IN CINEMAS TUESDAY 21 JUNE
SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM RUN RIOT IN
ROSSINI’S MOST POPULAR COMEDY
Figaro, the renowned Barber of Seville,uses every trick he can muster to outwit
Dr Bartolo and ensure his master wins his chosen bride. He meets his match in the
would-be-bride Rosina who has schemes of her own. Madcap disguises accompany
twists and turns in a whirlwind plot, whilst Figaro’s cunning knows no bounds.
Directed by Annabel Arden with sparkling wit and playful energy springing directly
from Rossini’s joyous music, and conducted by Enrique Mazzola, this new production
heralds the welcome return of a masterpiece not seen at Glyndebourne for 33 years.
With the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus.
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JANÁČEK
The Cunning Little Vixen
12 June to 31 July. Tickets £10 – £230
SUNG IN CZECH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
JANÁČEK
ALL THE COLOURS AND CREATURES OF THE FOREST COME TO LIFE IN A FOX’S TALE
OF LOVE, LIFE AND LOSS
Young, playful and mischievous Vixen Sharp Ears disturbs the napping Forester as she chases
a frog near the woods. Thinking she will amuse his children, he bundles her up and carries
her home. Wilful and independent, she wreaks havoc and refuses to stay captive for long.
Inspired by a newspaper comic strip, Janaček takes an enchanting tale and turns it into a
colourful reflection on the highs and lows of life and death in nature’s constant cycle of
renewal. Entwining dance, mime and orchestral interludes into the storytelling, he blends
folk-derived melodies with sophisticated, lushly orchestrated harmonies to create a personal
and modern musical style.
‘Colourful and joyous’
Wall Street Journal
‘A small miracle of theatrical trickery’
Daily Telegraph
Conducted by Jakub Hrůša and directed by Melly Still, this visually stunning production
makes a welcome return to the Glyndebourne stage. With the London Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Glyndebourne Chorus and members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera.
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MOZART
Le nozze di Figaro
3 July to 24 August. Tickets £10 – £230
SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
THIS FRESH TAKE ON A MOZART CLASSIC RADIATES 60s STYLE
All the action takes place on one incredible day, in an upstairs-downstairs world populated by
servants who aren’t servile and the masters they outsmart. Described by many as the world’s
greatest opera, this comedy is also the perfect introduction for those new to the artform.
Figaro and Susanna are determined to get married. But before they can make it down the
aisle, plots and promises are made and broken, hopes are raised and dashed, and disguises
are donned and exposed – all to the strains of some of Mozart’s most sublime music.
Jonathan Cohen conducts Michael Grandage’s hilarious production set in 1960s Spain.
‘Pure joy... a Figaro of rare grace, naturalness and charm’
Daily Telegraph
‘Grandage’s production is full of wonderful touches and... fluent timing’
Evening Standard
With the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Glyndebourne Chorus.
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BERLIOZ
New Production
Beatrice et Benedict
23 July to 27 August. Tickets £10 – £230
ALSO BROADCAST LIVE IN CINEMAS TUESDAY 9 AUGUST
SUNG IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES
LOVE CONQUERS ALL IN BERLIOZ’S SPARKLING
TAKE ON MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
From Elizabeth and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, to Hermione and Ron in the Harry Potter series,
the age-old premise of verbal sparring to mask true feelings of love or passion is employed to
magnificent effect in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict.
Berlioz selected the sunniest and funniest elements of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About
Nothing and set them to ravishing music to create this witty love-hate duel. The opera’s overture
explodes with a buoyant sense of fun and elegant wit and there are several splendid numbers for
the female characters, especially the sublime Act I duet-nocturne, described by one critic as ‘a marvel
of indescribable lyrical beauty’.
Conducted by Robin Ticciati and seen through the unique vision of director Laurent Pelly, Berlioz’s
comic gem makes its long-awaited Glyndebourne premiere in Festival 2016. With the London Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Glyndebourne Chorus.
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BRITTEN
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11 to 28 August. Tickets £15 – £230
SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH SUPERTITLES
PETER HALL’S SPELLBINDING PRODUCTION
Step into a dreamworld where calamitous love potions are used to devastating effect on
a mad midsummer’s night. Spells are cast, flowers come alive, trees whisper and dance as
a huge cast of lovers, fairies and folk-like rustics find their worlds colliding with riotous
consequences.
Britten uses beguiling music in this classic retelling of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece.
Ethereally beautiful, lyrical and romantic, with moments of magical hilarity, this opera has
always been a Glyndebourne favourite.
‘One of the great operatic events of our time’
Mail on Sunday
‘If you haven’t seen this production, I urge you to catch it now’
Financial Times
Conducted by Kazushi Ono with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Trinity Boys Choir.