A Christmas celebration for all the family.

From favourite carols to orchestral showpieces and opera highlights, our popular Christmas Concerts shine a spotlight on the talents of the Glyndebourne Chorus and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia, and provide a festive finale to the year.

A Choral Celebration

DATES: 7 & 13 DECEMBER

Grounds open: 1.00pm
Concert starts: 3.00pm
Interval (20 mins): 3.35pm
Concert resumes: 3.55pm
Concert ends: 4.35pm

A feast of Baroque choral classics celebrating the joy of the season.

The cheerful notes of Bach’s Wachet auf (Sleeper’s Awake), composed for the last Sunday before advent, make way for the high drama of Vivaldi’s exuberant Gloria, a sacred work with celebratory themes. In the second half of the concert, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, written for Christmas Eve, is paired with Bach’s famous retelling of the nativity story in his Christmas Oratorio (Part I).

Beethoven’s masterful Fourth Symphony is contrasted with Tippett’s powerful oratorio A Child of Our Time.

This evening of contrasts demonstrates the full orchestral power of the Glyndebourne Sinfonia in a masterwork by a classical giant, followed by a groundbreaking 20th century choral piece where the Glyndebourne Chorus and soloists take centre stage.

Beethoven & Tippet concert

DATES: 29 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER

Grounds open: 2.00pm
Concert starts: 4.00pm (Fourth Symphony)
Interval (20 mins): 4.35pm
Concert resumes: 4.55pm (A Child of Our Time)
Concert ends: 6.00pm

Bass soloist in Handels Messiah at Lincoln Cathedral

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/handels-messiah-tickets-910395426227

Il turco in Italia

Rossini’s laugh-out-loud comedy bubbles with energy, clever wit and Italian style.

When the poet Prosdocimo finds himself wrestling with writer’s block, he vows to take inspiration from the people around him. From a flirtatious young wife (and her lover) to a charismatic Turk and his former fiancée, the stage is set for a comic opera that sparkles with wit and sophisticated silliness.

DATES: 12, 17, 19, 25, 27 & 30 OCTOBER

Grounds open: 2.00pm
Opera starts: 4.00pm
Interval (20 mins): 5.30pm
Opera resumes: 5.50pm
Opera ends: 6.55pm

Chorus member in La Traviata

Glamour, passion and heart-break fill this timeless classic.

Parisian party girl Violetta is determined to leave her scandalous past behind her. She seizes the chance for a new life with the adoring young Alfredo, but when his disapproving father appears, Violetta is forced to make an impossible choice between duty and desire.

From buzzing crowd scenes to beautiful solo moments, this is an emotional rollercoaster that will thrill you one minute, and move you to tears the next.

DATES: 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28, 31 OCTOBER & 2 NOVEMBER.

Grounds open: 2.00pm
Opera starts: 4.00pm
Interval (20 mins): 5.15pm
Opera resumes: 5.35pm
Opera ends: 6.35pm

Chorus member in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde

https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/tristan-und-isolde/

Unstoppable love meets awe-inspiring musical power in this timeless epic.

Two star-crossed lovers are consumed by a passion that destroys everything in its path. Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s dream-like production returns, with leading Wagnerian singers and orchestral forces led by Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati.

DATES:
29 JULY, 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25 AUGUST

Hours member in Lehar’s The Merry Widow

https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/the-merry-widow/

This lavish new staging of Lehár’s sparkling romantic comedy has all the opulence of classic Hollywood.

Glamorous, wealthy and recently widowed, can Hanna outwit the swarm of suitors in her search for true love? Danielle de Niese leads a stellar cast in this laugh-out-loud classic, which is sure to put a smile on your face as it spins around the glittering ballrooms of 1900s Paris.

9, 11, 16, 19, 22, 26, 29 JUNE
1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28 JULY

Chorus member in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote at Glyndebourne Festival

https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/die-zauberflote/

Dazzling theatrical magic abounds in this visual and musical feast.

Unforgettable characters search for love and truth in this playful reimagining of Mozart’s classic fairytale. Be transported by hand-drawn illustrations and elaborate puppetry, as well as some of the best music Mozart ever composed.

DATES:
18, 22, 25, 29 MAY
1, 8, 14, 21, 24, 27, 30 JUNE
3, 6, 13, 18 , 21 JULY

Chorus member in Carmen at Glyndebourne Festival.

Award-winning Broadway director Diane Paulus brings a powerful new Carmen.

Passion ignites when Don José meets the fiercely independent Carmen, but she won’t give up her freedom without a fight.

The energy and emotion of Bizet’s score collide with urgent, raw choreography in this visceral new production.

DATES:
16, 19, 23, 26, 30 MAY
2, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17 JUNE
1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24 AUGUST

https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/carmen/

Johannes performs in the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition with Ilan Kurtser.

https://liedcompetition.dk