Join us for a visit to Glyndebourne this autumn for two gloriously colourful, classic and vibrant productions - Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Rossini's Il Barberi di Siviglia. Our 3rd performance gives the Glyndebourne Chorus a chance to shine with a concert performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Both operas premiered last summer season - The Guardian's 4* review said of the Figaro:
"When Glyndebourne opened its doors in 1934, it did so with The Marriage of Figaro, the first in a fabled line of productions of Mozart’s comic masterpiece to grace its stages over the last 90 years. If the director Mariame Clément felt any pressure, it didn’t show. Hers is a nuanced staging that manages to be astute, funny and moving all at once".
While Bachtrack's 5* review of the Barbieri:
"If a revival of a opera buffa is a guilty pleasure, then last night at Glyndebourne just earned me a lot of days in purgatory. Rarely have I enjoyed an evening of opera that was such unalloyed, joyful, escapist entertainment – with musical standards leaving nothing to be desired".
We stay at the ever-popular 4* Leonardo Royal Waterfront Hotel with breakfast each morning, we have a welcome dinner in Brighton on our first evening, dinner in the fabled Middle Wallop at Glyndebourne following Barberi, afternoon-tea at Glyndebourne before Figaro and dinner at the hotel on our final evening following the concert. During our stay we will have a daytime visit to Lewes and a visit to the Royal Pavilion..
Four season debuts bring a fresh face to Mozart’s central quartet this season. Prize-winning Uzbek bass Jasurbek Khaydarov makes his UK opera and Glyndebourne debut in the title role, with Chinese soprano Mei Gui Zhang as his beloved Susanna. American soprano Olivia Boen sings the Countess, with Russian baritone Anton Beliaev as her irascible husband, the Count. The performance is conducted by the excellent young British Maestro Bertie Baigent.
Our seats for each performance are in the Foyer Circle (step free) and stalls.
Pick-up points from usual Northwest points plus Birmingham International Railway Station and Elizabeth Line/West Drayton
Deposit is £750 and balance will be due 1st September.
