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Four staff wig makers will construct or adapt over 100 individual wigs for Festival 2013
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estival 2013 celebrates three major musical anniversaries of composers who are intrinsically linked with Glyndebourne’s history: Verdi, Britten and Wagner. The first two will be marked by live performances, the third with the DVD/Blu-ray release of David McVicar’s production of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, which was staged for the first time at Glyndebourne in 2011. For Glyndebourne, 2013 is also the final year of Vladimir Jurowski’s 13-year tenure as Music Director, during which time he has been an inspirational artistic collaborator and musical visionary. Throughout 2013, we will be celebrating in a variety of ways the exceptional body of work that he has created, and it is fitting that he will open Festival 2013 conducting his first Richard Strauss opera (18 May). Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos has not been performed at Glyndebourne for over 30 years and I am delighted that Vladimir Jurowski will be conducting this masterpiece in collaboration with German director Katharina Thoma, who is making her Glyndebourne debut. The second new production for Festival 2013, Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie, will reunite the artistic team that created the 2009 production of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen. Conductor William Christie and director Jonathan Kent will be joined by Ashley Page, whose choreography will play an integral part in the realisation of Rameau’s first opera, and the first-ever staging of his music at Glyndebourne. We are also presenting four acclaimed revivals including Richard Jones’s 2009 production of Verdi’s Falstaff and Michael Grandage’s debut operatic production from 2010 of Britten’s Billy Budd, celebrating the centenaries of these two extraordinary composers. In devising the programme for 2013 we aim to offer world-class operatic experiences to captivate and inspire all musical and theatrical tastes. I hope you will find much to enjoy in this Festival. — david pickard, General Director
strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos verdi
Falstaff mozart
Le nozze di Figaro rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie donizetti
Don Pasquale britten
Billy Budd
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he 2013 festival opens with a new production of this compelling and intricately crafted collaboration between composer Richard Strauss and writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal. After the enormous success of Der Rosenkavalier, the two men conceived the idea of a light entertainment, a small trifle to amuse and divert the public. It soon became altogether more complex, subtle and ambitious, ‘something unusual and important’ as von Hofmannsthal put it, with ‘music as enchanting in the memory as anything could be; like fireworks in a beautiful park, one enchanted, all too fleeting, summer night’. The kernel of the story is a clash between two different types of dramatic performance, as represented by a troupe of comic artists led by the irrepressible Zerbinetta, and the high seriousness of the classical myth of Ariadne; roles sung by Teodora Gheorghiu and Soile Isokoski, both making their Glyndebourne debuts. In Vladimir Jurowski’s final season as Music Director he will conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra in his first fully-staged Strauss opera, working with the German director Katharina Thoma, making her UK debut.
A new production for the 2013 Festival Sung in German with English supertitles Conductor.................................. Vladimir Jurowski Director...................................... Katharina Thoma Set Designer............................... Julia Müer Costume Designer...................... Irina Bartels Lighting Designer...................... Olaf Winter Movement Director.................... Lucy Burge London Philharmonic Orchestra cast Music Master............................. Thomas Allen Ariadne...................................... Soile Isokoski Composer................................... Kate Lindsey Zerbinetta.................................. Teodora Gheorghiu Harlequin................................... Dmitry Vargin Scaramuccio............................... James Kryshak Truffaldino................................. Torben Jürgens Brighella.................................... Andrew Stenson Bacchus..................................... Sergey Skorokhodov Dancing Master......................... Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke Guy de Mey (June 13, 20 & 23) Naiad......................................... Ana Maria Labin Dryad......................................... Elodie Méchain Echo........................................... Gabriela Iştoc By kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
Ariadne
richard strauss
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auf Naxos This new production is supported by a Syndicate of Donors led by Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
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Fals
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staff giuseppe verdi
Supported by Lord and Lady Laidlaw
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hroughout his long career, Verdi longed to find a good subject for a comic opera. Towards the very end of it he found that subject, in the vast and jovial shape of Shakespeare’s John Falstaff. It was the suggestion of his librettist, Arrigo Boito, with whom he had worked on Otello, and Verdi was at first resistant. ‘Did you ever think of the enormous number of my years?’ he wrote in a letter of 1889. ‘Supposing I couldn’t stand the strain? And failed to finish it? You would then have uselessly wasted your time and trouble!’ Boito was having none of this and wrote straight back: ‘There’s only one way to finish better than with Otello and that’s to finish triumphantly with Falstaff. After having sounded all the shrieks and groans of the human heart, to finish with a mighty burst of laughter – now that is to astonish the world.’ And he was right. The result is indeed a triumph, and joyously life-affirming. This revival of the production by Richard Jones, first seen at Glyndebourne in 2009, places the action firmly in Windsor with recognisably English characters. ‘It’s a clever conceit,’ said The Observer, ‘brilliantly executed by the designer Ultz, whose sharp eye for detail, authentic and witty, is part of the charm.’
Sir Mark Elder will conduct the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, giving audiences a rare opportunity to hear the lyrical glories of the score performed on instruments of Verdi’s time. A revival of the 2009 Festival production. Sung in Italian with English supertitles Conductor.................................. Mark Elder Director...................................... Richard Jones Revival Director......................... Sarah Fahie Designer..................................... Ultz Lighting Designer...................... Mimi Jordan Sherin Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Glyndebourne Chorus cast Falstaff...................................... Laurent Naouri Alice Ford................................... Ailyn Perez Ford............................................ Roman Burdenko Meg Page................................... Lucia Cirillo Mistress Quickly ........................ Susanne Resmark Nannetta................................... Elena Tsallagova Fenton........................................ Antonio Poli Dr Cajus..................................... Graham Clark Bardolfo..................................... Colin Judson Pistola....................................... Paolo Battaglia
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A revival of the 2012 Festival production Co-production with Houston Grand Opera and the Metropolitan Opera Sung in Italian with English supertitles
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ichael grandage’s production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro returns, with a new cast of singers and conductor Jérémie Rohrer making his UK operatic debut. The opera has particular significance as it was the first opera ever to be performed at Glyndebourne in 1934, with founder John Christie’s wife and co-founder Audrey Mildmay in the role of Susanna. ‘This is a Figaro of rare grace, naturalness and charm’, said The Daily Telegraph, and for The Sunday Times it was a production that ‘affirms Mozart’s most beloved masterpiece as both of its time and perennially modern, Grandage oiling the comic mechanisms of Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto with a master technician’s hands.’ Mozart’s music is both exquisitely beautiful and painfully perceptive in the depths of its characterisation. The vulnerability of the Countess is laid bare, as is the predicament of Figaro and Susanna, forced to rely on their wits in a household where they are members of staff, in thrall to a master with no moral compass and low levels of boredom. During the course of one mad day, tables are turned and expectations dashed; disguises are either penetrated or turn out to be disconcertingly successful; the plots of Bartolo and Marcellina are frustrated, the marriage of Figaro and Susanna is off again, on again, and ultimately, the Count is thwarted and humbled by the Countess’s forgiveness.
Conductor.................................... Jérémie Rohrer Director........................................ Michael Grandage Revival Director........................... Ian Rutherford Designer....................................... Christopher Oram Lighting Designer...................... Paule Constable Movement Director.................... Ben Wright London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus cast includes Figaro........................................... Adam Plachetka Susanna....................................... Laura Tatulescu Countess...................................... Amanda Majeski Count........................................... Joshua Hopkins Bartolo......................................... Luciano Di Pasquale Marcellina................................... Anne Mason Cherubino.................................... Lydia Teuscher Don Basilio.................................. Timothy Robinson Antonio........................................ Nicholas Folwell Don Curzio................................... Alasdair Elliott
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di Figaro
wolfgang amadeus mozart
Supported by a Syndicate of individuals
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hen rameau died in 1764, the Mercure de France concluded its epitaph to him with the words ‘Here lies the God of Harmony’. In many ways he defined 18thcentury French music, publishing his widely influential Treaty on Harmony in 1722. He was known as the leading music theorist of his time and as the composer of numerous works for the keyboard before he made a thrilling late career shift and turned his hand to opera. Hippolyte et Aricie was Rameau’s first work for the stage, written when he was nearly 50. It is also Glyndebourne’s first opera by Rameau and will strike audiences, as it did in Paris in 1733, with its richness of invention. This production reunites the team who created such a dazzling entertainment with Purcell’s The Fairy Queen: conductor William Christie, a leading exponent of the Baroque repertoire, director Jonathan Kent and designer Paul Brown. They are joined by choreographer Ashley Page making his Glyndebourne debut. Dance is integral to this opera, acting as a counterpoint to the unfolding story of a woman who falls in love with her stepson, a man who jumps to the wrong conclusions and is pursued by fate, and the uncertain destiny of two young lovers.
Aricie
Rameau drew on ancient Greek tragedy and 17th-century classical French drama to create a version of the story of Theseus, Phaedra and Hippolytus that is his own unique construct. In a welcome return to Glyndebourne, the pivotal role of Phèdre is performed by Sarah Connolly. A new production for the 2013 Festival Sung in French with English supertitles Conductor.................................... William Christie Director........................................ Jonathan Kent Designer....................................... Paul Brown Lighting Designer....................... Mark Henderson Choreographer............................. Ashley Page Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Glyndebourne Chorus cast includes Hippolyte..................................... Ed Lyon Aricie........................................... Christiane Karg Phèdre.......................................... Sarah Connolly Thésée.......................................... Stéphane Degout Pluton/Jupiter/Neptune............. François Lis Diane........................................... Stéphanie D’Oustrac Œnone.......................................... Julie Pasturaud Mercure........................................ Samuel Boden Arcas/Parque 2............................ Aimery Lefèvre Tisiphone..................................... Loïc Felix L’ Amour/Une Matelote.............. Ana Quintans Grande-Prêtresse/Chasseresse.... Emmanuelle de Negri Suivant de L’Amour/Parque 1..... Mathias Vidal Parque 3....................................... Callum Thorpe Edition realised by William Christie and Les Art Florissants
jean-philippe rameau Supported by Carol & Paul Collins through Glyndebourne Association America Inc
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PHOTO: BILL COOPER
Don
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Pasquale gaetano donizetti
Supported by Handel and Yvonne Evans
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onizetti was an enormously prolific composer – Don Pasquale is the 64th of his 66 operas, and was written only a year before the onset of the syphilis-induced dementia that was eventually to overwhelm him. In the circumstances it is hardly surprising that the diamond-bright wit and brilliance of this opera also has a distinctly dark side. Don Pasquale is a man no longer in the first flush of youth who nonetheless hopes to marry and produce an heir, being dissatisfied with the current holder of that position, his nephew Ernesto. He intends to disinherit Ernesto, who has had the temerity to fall in love with Norina, an impoverished widow. The plot thickens, twists and turns from this point, as Pasquale’s supposed friend, Doctor Malatesta, assists Ernesto and Norina in a complex and increasingly vindictive deception. Following her acclaimed debut as Adina in the 2011 Festival production of L’elisir d’amore, Danielle de Niese continues her exploration of Donizetti, performing the role of Norina. The celebrated Italian baritone Alessandro Corbelli sings the title role.
When Mariame Clément’s production, designed by Julia Hansen, first appeared on the Glyndebourne Tour in 2011, The Daily Telegraph hailed it as an ‘astute and elegant staging […] depicting a bitter, poignant comedy of human folly’ and for The Independent on Sunday it was ‘a Don Pasquale with an edge; peppery and pungent’. A revival of the 2011 Tour production Sung in Italian with English supertitles Conductor.................................... Enrique Mazzola Director........................................ Mariame Clément Designer....................................... Julia Hansen Lighting Designer....................... Bernd Purkrabek London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus cast includes Don Pasquale............................... Alessandro Corbelli Malatesta.................................... Nikolay Borchev Ernesto......................................... Alek Shrader Norina.......................................... Danielle de Niese Property of Casa Ricordi, Milan (Universal Music Publishing Ricordi Srl) by arrangement with G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd
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benjamin britten
Billy Bud Supported by The Monument Trust
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his year marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, born suitably enough on 22 November, the feast day of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music. His powerfully dramatic opera Billy Budd returns to Glyndebourne with Jacques Imbrailo in the title role and Mark Padmore making his role debut as Captain Vere. The tense and stifling atmosphere on board a British man of war during the Napoleonic wars, with discipline brutally enforced and danger of attack ever present, is powerfully evoked in this production by Michael Grandage. With the fear of mutiny always at the back of officers’ minds, crew members below deck were obliged to obey orders instantly and without question. As John Masefield, author of Sea Life in Nelson’s Time, put
it: ‘A captain of a ship at sea was not only a commander, but a judge of the supreme court, and a kind of human parallel to deity. He lived alone, like a little god in heaven, shrouded from view by the cabin bulkheads, and guarded always by a red-coated sentry, armed with a drawn sword.’ But what happens when the human deity is crippled by doubt? When he is forced to make a terrible decision over life and death? Britten and his librettists E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier present a situation where a man’s innocence, a shining goodness as embodied in the character of Billy, is not enough to save him. And at the heart of it all lies an insinuating emotional ambiguity, making this opera a deeply disturbing and unforgettable experience.
A revival of the 2010 Festival production Sung in English with English supertitles
cast includes Captain Vere................................ Mark Padmore Billy Budd.................................... Jacques Imbrailo Claggart....................................... Brindley Sherratt Mr Redburn.................................. Stephen Gadd Mr Flint........................................ David Soar Lieutenant Ratcliffe.................... Christian Van Horn Red Whiskers............................... Alasdair Elliott Donald......................................... John Moore Dansker........................................ Jeremy White The Novice................................... Peter Gijsbertsen Squeak......................................... Colin Judson Bosun........................................... Richard Mosley-Evans Maintop....................................... Dean Power The Novice’s Friend..................... Duncan Rock
Conductor.................................... Andrew Davis Director........................................ Michael Grandage Designer....................................... Christopher Oram Lighting Designer....................... Paule Constable London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus
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Seating plan BLUE SIDE
RED SIDE
Standing
Standing
UPPER CIRCLE
Circle Sides
Box G
Box H
Box I
Box J
Box E
Box F
Circle Sides
CIRCLE Box A
Foyer Circle Sides
Box B
Box C
PRIVATE BOX
FOYER CIRCLE
Foyer Circle Sides
STALLS
Sightlines and Supertitles As a result of the horseshoe shape of the auditorium, some seats have a restricted view of varying degrees of the stage and/or the supertitles. If supertitles are important to your enjoyment of the performance, please tell Box Office when applying for your tickets. Tickets for these seats are clearly marked and priced accordingly. Foyer circle sides and circle sides As there are a very limited number of these seats available, please give alternative options when booking. 14 | FESTIVAL 2013
Standing and slips Standing places and slips become available during public booking, however if you are a Glyndebourne <30s subscriber, you can apply for two standing places per production. Standing places and slips are available in the Upper Circle, with a restricted view and tickets are priced accordingly at ÂŁ10. For your health and safety, portable chairs and stools are not allowed.
Book more for less
This year we have increased the number of tickets available under £100 by more than 10%. To take advantage of this, and see more opera for less, use the pricing table below and the schedule of performances overleaf.
PRICE BAND 1
PRICE BAND 2
PRICE BAND 3
Stalls
£250
£235
£200
£205
£195
£165
£150
£135
£100
Foyer Circle
£250
£235
£200
£205
£195
£165
£150
£135
£100
Foyer Circle Sides
£150
Circle
£250
£235
£150
£135
£100
Circle Sides
£150
Upper Circle
£150
Slips
£60
Standing
£30
Foyer Circle Centre Boxes B C E
£235
Foyer Circle Centre Boxes A F
£235
Foyer Circle Side Boxes 4 5 8 9 (wheelchair)
£150
£100
£75
Circle Centre Boxes G J (Six seats in each box)
£200
£165
£100
Circle Centre Boxes H I (Seven seats in each box)
£200
£165
£100
Circle Side Box 18 (4 seats only)
£150
Circle Side Boxes 15 16 17 20 21
£60
£45
£35
Foyer Circle level Two spaces *
£200
£165
£100
Foyer Circle Four spaces in Side Boxes 4 5 8 9 *
£150
£100
£75
£100 £200
£150
£75
£205
£195
£60
£100
£45
£75
£35
£60
£100
£45
£75
£35
£45 £20
£20
£60
£195
£100
£100
£75
£35 £15
£195 £200
£165
£15
£15
£135 £165
£45
£135
£75
£100
£35
*Prices include wheelchair and companion.
Key Restricted view of varying degrees reflected in ticket prices (may include restricted view of supertitles). L A very limited number of seats available. X Upper Circle Slips and Standing are not available during the Members and Associate Members Priority Booking Period.
lease be sure to inform the Box Office if you P or your guests have an access requirement at the time of applying for tickets. NB Box seats may be sold separately. Boxes 4, 5, 8 & 9 are initially held for customers using wheelchairs.
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Booking information
Box Office and Customer Service OPENING HOURS Until Thursday 16 May 2013 Open every weekday from 10am to 6pm From Friday 17 May 2013 Open 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm Online booking at glyndebourne.com is available 24 hours a day
Call +44 (0)1273 815 000 or visit glyndebourne.com
Festival Society Members Please return your postal or online applications by Monday 3 December 2012. Associate Members Please return your postal or online applications by Monday 21 January 2013. Glyndebourne <30 Supported by the New Generation Programme Under 30? Join Glyndebourne <30 for FREE and we’ll send you regular emails about exclusive ticket offers at substantially reduced prices, as well as invitations to events to enrich your visit. For Festival 2013, at least 1,000 tickets are available to subscribers at the special price of £30. Register now at glyndebourne.com and we’ll email you details of how to book early in 2013. We may ask you for proof that you are 29 years or younger when you attend with a G<30 ticket. Online and telephone booking for G<30s opens on Monday 11 March 2013. This year’s G<30 performances will be Falstaff on Friday 24 May and Hippolyte et Aricie on Thursday 8 August. Tickets are subsidised by the New Generation Programme, and 500 tickets are available for each performance. General public Booking opens to the general public on Monday 18 March 2013 at 12.01am online and by telephone from 10am.
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May Performance
Transport
Date
Opera
Start
Long Interval
Finish
Train departs Victoria
Sat 18
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Sun 19
Falstaff
2
4.30
6.10
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 20
No performance
Tue 21
No performance
Wed 22
Ariadne auf Naxos
3
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Thur 23
No performance
Fri 24
Falstaff
3
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sat 25
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Sun 26
Falstaff
3
4.30
6.10
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 27
No performance
Tue 28
No performance
Wed 29
Falstaff
3
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Thur 30
Ariadne auf Naxos
3
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Fri 31
No performance
2013 Pricing During the 2013 Festival there are ten performances (Price Band 3) with all tickets at ÂŁ160 and under. Book more for less By choosing some tickets in Price Band 3 you could maximise your budget and see more opera. See pages 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 for Seating Plan and Ticket Prices.
Key Special events Pre-Performance Talk Pre-Performance Family Event Ebert Room Recitals Study Event Jerwood Showcase: Britten Canticles <30 Glyndebourne Under 30s Performance Note: There is a special Pre-Festival Study Event on Sat 12 May. See page 26 for more details.
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Price Band
Post opera coach
Bus and train times are recommendations only. Glyndebourne cannot guarantee the published times. We recommend that you check with National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484 950 or www.nationalrail.co.uk before embarking on your journey. Note: Television cameras will be present at certain performances. The design of the auditorium specifically allows for camera positions to cause minimal disruption to members of the audience. Please note that times in this schedule are subject to change.
June Performance
Transport
Date
Opera
Start
Long Interval
Finish
Train departs Victoria
Sat 1
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 2
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
4.35
5.30
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 3
No performance
Tue 4
Ariadne auf Naxos
3
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Wed 5
No performance
Thur 6
Falstaff
3
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Fri 7
Ariadne auf Naxos
3
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Sat 8
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 9
Falstaff
2
4.30
6.10
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 10
No performance
Tue 11
No performance
Wed 12
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Thur 13
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Fri 14
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sat 15
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 16
Ariadne auf Naxos
1
4.35
5.30
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 17
No performance
Tue 18
No performance
Wed 19
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Price Band
Post opera coach
Thur 20
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Fri 21
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sat 22
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 23
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
4.35
5.30
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 24
No performance
Tue 25
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Wed 26
No performance
Thur 27
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Fri 28
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Sat 29
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Sun 30
Le nozze di Figaro
1
3.55
5.45
8.30
12.47
8.55
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July Performance Price Band
Start
Long Interval
Transport
Finish
Train departs Victoria
Post opera coach
Date
Opera
Mon 1
No performance
Tue 2
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Wed 3
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Thur 4
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Fri 5
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Sat 6
Le nozze di Figaro
1
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 7
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
3.50
5.45
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 8
No performance
Tue 9
Falstaff
2
5.45
7.25
9.45
2.47
10.15
Wed 10
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Thur 11
Ariadne auf Naxos
2
5.50
6.45
9.40
2.47
10.15
Fri 12
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Sat 13
Le nozze di Figaro
1
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 14
Falstaff
2
4.30
6.10
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 15
No performance
Tue 16
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Wed 17
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Thur 18
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Fri 19
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Sat 20
Le nozze di Figaro
1
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 21
Don Pasquale
1
4.50
6.20
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 22
No performance
Tue 23
No performance
Wed 24
Don Pasquale
1
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Thur 25
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Fri 26
Le nozze di Figaro
2
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sat 27
Don Pasquale
1
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 28
Le nozze di Figaro
1
3.55
5.45
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 29
No performance
Tue 30
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Wed 31
Le nozze di Figaro
1
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
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August Performance
Transport
Date
Opera
Start
Long Interval
Finish
Train departs Victoria
Thur 1
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Fri 2
Le nozze di Figaro
1
5.10
7.00
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sat 3
Don Pasquale
1
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 4
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
3.50
5.45
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 5
No performance
Tue 6
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Wed 7
No performance
Thur 8
Hippolyte et Aricie
3
5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Fri 9
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sat 10
Billy Budd
2
5.25
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 11
Don Pasquale
2
4.50
6.20
8.30
12.47
8.55
Mon 12
Billy Budd
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Tue 13
Hippolyte et Aricie
2 3
5.25 5.05
7.00
9.40
1.47
10.15
Wed 14
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Thur 15
Billy Budd
1
5.25
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Fri 16
Don Pasquale
1
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sat 17
Billy Budd
1
5.25
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Sun 18
Hippolyte et Aricie
2
3.50
5.45
8.25
12.47
8.55
Mon 19
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Tue 20
Billy Budd
2
5.25
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Wed 21
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Thur 22
Billy Budd
1
5.25
6.55
9.45
1.47
10.15
Fri 23
Vladimir Jurowski Concert
Sat 24
Don Pasquale
2
6.05
7.35
9.45
2.47
10.15
Sun 25
Billy Budd
1
4.10
5.40
8.30
12.47
8.55
Price Band
Post opera coach
7.00
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Family tickets Following the successful introduction of family tickets for the Festival, we are continuing this initiative for 2013. For the performance of Don Pasquale on Monday 19 August, children’s tickets are available at £30 each when buying one or more full price ticket(s). These tickets will be allocated in the same price band as the full price ticket(s) and are available to under 18s only. Families attending this performance can also enjoy a free preperformance workshop exploring the production. See page 26 for details. All children’s tickets and workshop places are subject to availability.
Terms and conditions of ticket purchase All tickets are sold subject to the right of the management to make any alterations to the published operas, dates or casts which may be necessary owing to illness or other unavoidable causes. Please ensure you do read the terms and conditions carefully before requesting and purchasing tickets. By completing and returning a booking form you are automatically agreeing to our conditions of sale. See glyndebourne.com for full terms and conditions.
Please note that children under the age of eight may find it difficult to maintain concentration for the duration of an opera.
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Just a few of the ways our Box Office and Customer Service team can help Customer Service at Glyndebourne Our Box Office and Customer Service team is dedicated to making your visit to Glyndebourne as enjoyable as possible. If you have any specific requirements you can contact us on +44 (0)1273 815 000 or via our Live Web Chat service via glyndebourne.com Returns Club Throughout the Festival we receive returned tickets for some performances, which are offered for sale via our FREE Returns Club. Simply register at glyndebourne.com or telephone +44 (0)1273 815 000. Additional information delivered straight to your inbox Prior to each performance, ticket holders will receive an email with all the information needed to plan a trip to Glyndebourne. If you have booked tickets, but not supplied us with your email address please let us have it so that we can update your account. To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information from Glyndebourne throughout the year, sign up to our free enews via glyndebourne.com Ticket exchange service If alternative tickets are available, you can exchange tickets, at no extra charge, for the same opera on another date for the same price or higher. Please contact us to discuss the exchange and ensure that your original ticket(s) are with the Box Office at least 72 hours prior to the performance.
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Ticket resale service If you are not able to attend the performance you have booked tickets for, we may be able to put your tickets up for resale. Please always check before returning your tickets as we cannot guarantee resales. Your original tickets must be with us before we can begin the resale process and each ticket resold is subject to a £2 handling fee. Reimbursement is only made to the original purchaser. If you would like to know the status of your resale(s) please contact us. Unsold returned tickets can be withdrawn from resale at any time at the purchaser’s request or at the discretion of the management. Tickets may not be sold on for more than face value and cannot be offered in connection with any other promotion without Glyndebourne’s written consent. We sometimes receive returns from contractual obligations and other sources near the time of the performance. These tickets are always made available for purchase before tickets returned by individual patrons offered for resale. All enquiries related to buying, exchanging or re-selling any tickets should be directed to our Box Office and Customer Service team on +44 (0)1273 815 000.
PHOTO: CHARLOTTE BOULTON
Costumes are crafted to performers measurements and my require up to 3 fittings
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PHOTO: ROMAN GONTCHAROV
Vlad
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have relished my time at Glyndebourne as Music Director and am tremendously proud of the artistic work that we have produced together, during which time I have realised many of my artistic dreams. I am delighted that in 2014 the enormously talented conductor Robin Ticciati will take over this role and have every confidence that he will cherish, as I have, the opportunity to create opera in the unique environment that Glyndebourne provides.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 24 | FESTIVAL 2013
dimir Jurowski Glyndebourne Music Director 2001 – 2013
2013 marks the conclusion of Vladimir Jurowski’s 13 year tenure as Music Director of the Glyndebourne Festival during which time he has conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in many extraordinary performances of repertoire by composers including Britten, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Eötvös, Mozart, Janáček, Wagner and Rossini.
In 2013, together with opening the Festival in a much anticipated new production of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, Vladimir will also be conducting performances of the Jerwood Project and a celebration concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Chorus.
jerwood project
a celebration concert
Jerwood Studio FREE August 12, 14, 16 & 17 britten canticles A dramatic realisation of selected Britten Canticles interspersed with three new compositions from Luke Styles, Glyndebourne’s Young Composer-inResidence, drawing inspiration from Britten’s settings.
Friday August 23, 7pm
Conductor.................................... Vladimir Jurowski Narrator....................................... Annabel Arden Soloists........................................ Sarah Connolly Lucy Crowe London Philharmonic Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor........ Vladimir Jurowski (August 12, 14 & 17) Luke Styles (August 16) Director............ Daisy Evans
Programme to include: mozart Symphony No 32 mendelssohn A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
TICKETS FROM £10 - £55 (A premium ticket will also be available to include a post-performance dinner).
For the last four years members of the Glyndebourne Chorus have presented small scale performances in the Jerwood Studio. To celebrate the Britten Centenary, Music Director Vladimir Jurowski will be collaborating with Luke Styles to present three of Britten’s Canticles. Supported by Glyndebourne’s New Generation Programme and by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
You will be notified of full details of the concert in January 2013 including a priority booking period for Glyndebourne Members.
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Enrich your experience FESTIVAL EXTRAS FREE Ebert Room Recitals July 30, August 6 & 9 A wonderful opportunity to come and hear young and emerging talent showcased in our annual series of recitals by Jerwood Young Artists. Programme and artist information will be available at glyndebourne.com during Festival 2013. PRE-PERFORMANCE FAMILY EVENT FREE Ebert Room Discover Donizetti’s Don Pasquale Monday 19 August, 4.40pm Glyndebourne’s education team is running a special event for family groups (aged 8 – 108!) to come and discover more about one of Donizetti’s most enduringly popular comic works, Don Pasquale. This event is open to family ticket holders for the performance on Monday 19 August. Supported by the New Generation Programme. STUDY EVENTS Ebert Room Come and discover more about the two new productions for Festival 2013, Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos and Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie, in sessions designed to offer historical context and musical insights to illuminate these two great operas. The study events will be led by members of the Glyndebourne production team and complemented by contributions from expert musicologists. Sunday 12 May Ariadne auf Naxos 10.30am – 1.30pm £25 Hippolyte et Aricie 3pm – 6pm £25 Saturday 29 June Hippolyte et Aricie 10.30am - 1.30pm £25 NB If you would like to come for the full day on 12 May (including lunch, available to pre-book at Leith’s on +44 (0)1273 812 510) the cost is £40 26 | FESTIVAL 2013
PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS Ebert Room The 2013 repertoire offers a wealth of themes for our series of pre-performance talks, which are designed to enhance your enjoyment of the opera that follows. Each Sunday afternoon talk is presented by an operatic expert, lasts 45 minutes and costs £9. Visit glyndebourne.com from March 2013 for more details. 26 May 2 June 16 June 23 June 30 June 7 July 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 August
3.15pm 3.25pm 3.25pm 3.25pm 2.40pm 2.35pm 2.35pm 3.35pm 2.35pm 2.55pm
Falstaff Ariadne auf Naxos Ariadne auf Naxos Ariadne auf Naxos Le nozze di Figaro Hippolyte et Aricie Hippolyte et Aricie Don Pasquale Hippolyte et Aricie Billy Budd
HOW TO BOOK Information on how to book these events will be sent to you early in 2013. Alternatively places can be booked online at glyndebourne.com or telephone +44 (0)1273 815 000 from Monday 18 March 2013.
PHOTO: CHARLOTTE BOULTON
On average, 2,000 metres of fabric is used in-house to make costumes each Festival
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PHOTO: CHARLOTTE BOULTON
The four opera revivals this season will feature a total of 1,617 props
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Glyndebourne Membership
Be part of Glyndebourne’s future ‘Not just the best we can do but the best that can be done anywhere’ — John Christie
Glyndebourne has built its reputation on these immortal words of John Christie, and the Glyndebourne Festival Society, founded in 1951, remains at the heart of the organisation, enabling us to preserve our financial independence through good times and bad. Today the Festival Society comprises 9,000 highly valued Members who play a vital role in the continuing success of the opera company. Glyndebourne has grown considerably throughout its history, but it remains essentially a family business supported by people who share a genuine passion for opera. Building new audiences for Glyndebourne continues to be crucial to our survival and, within that, attracting new Members for the future.
As a result, we are actively looking for new Associate Members to join the waiting list for the Festival Society. Enjoy priority booking and a range of exclusive Associate Member benefits in the knowledge that you are making an invaluable contribution to Glyndebourne for future generations of artists, musicians and audiences. For further details on how to become an Associate Member please contact the Membership team
Telephone + 44 (0) 1273 815 400 (10am – 5pm Mon – Fri) email membership@glyndebourne.com or visit glyndebourne.com/associate-membership
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Discover more of Glyndebourne Glyndebourne on Screen We want to share our work with as many people as possible. Broadcasts have been part of the Glyndebourne story since the 1930s, and in 2007 we were the first opera house in the UK to screen performances into cinemas. In 2011 Glyndebourne embarked on an innovative partnership with guardian.com, streaming live opera to a potential audience of millions.
Glyndebourne will be showing all six operas featured in Festival 2013 in over 100 cinemas. Ariadne auf Naxos Falstaff Le nozze di Figaro Hippolyte et Aricie Don Pasquale Billy Budd
4 June – LIVE broadcast 17 June – recorded live in 2009 8 July – recorded live in 2012 25 July – LIVE broadcast 6 August – LIVE broadcast 19 August – recorded live in 2010
PHOTOS: BILL COOPER
These operas will also be streamed online at glyndebourne.com. Further details will be announced in spring 2013.
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Glyndebourne Tour Every autumn, the Glyndebourne Tour takes opera to audiences around the UK, showcasing young artists at the start of their careers with ticket prices that are affordable for all. The 2013 Tour includes a new production of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, our first new production of this opera since its world premiere at Glyndebourne in 1946; Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel. To find out more, register free for the Glyndebourne Tour Mailing List at glyndebourne.com or telephone Box Office and Customer Service on +44 (0)1273 815 000. For priority booking, join Glyndebourne Tour Supporters (from £35 per year) by contacting the Membership Department on +44 (0)1273 815 400. Listen in advance If you want to listen to an opera before you attend, we have put together a list of recommended recordings for the 2013 Festival on our website. Aurasma Aurasma technology allows you to view videos within this brochure using your smart phone. To do this visit glyndebourne.com/aurasma using your smartphone and you will be prompted to download the Aurasma lite app, once downloaded you will automatically subscribe to Glyndebourne’s Aurasma channel. Then locate the images within the brochure accompanied by the Aurasma symbol, allowing your phone to hover above the image, and experience the physical and virtual world of Glyndebourne.
Glyndebourne CD Label From Falstaff in 1960 and Le nozze di Figaro in 1962 to Hänsel und Gretel in 2010, the Glyndebourne CD label represents an extraordinarily rich resource of live recordings, to which we are constantly adding. Glyndebourne on DVD Our range of new DVDs for 2013 will include The Cunning Little Vixen, Le nozze di Figaro and L’heure espagnol & L’enfant et les sortilèges recorded during the 2012 Festival. glyndebourne.com and beyond Our website is constantly being refreshed and is the central place to go for all information. You can find an expanding library of audio and video material, behind-the-scenes documentaries, blogs from artists and opportunities to share your views on the comment pages. You can also join us on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Flickr and YouTube. For all the latest information on more Glyndebourne, and to purchase any of our DVDs and CDs, visit glyndebourne.com
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There is so much to do at Glyndebourne before the performance. The Stalls Gallery and Archive have rotating exhibitions and the gardens, which are constantly updated with new plants, also provide an exhibition space for sculpture work during the Festival. So if you’re picknicking, find a good spot to leave your things – explore the grounds and make the most of your Glyndebourne experience.
Dining at Glyndebourne You can choose to eat in one of our three restaurants managed by Leith’s, pre-order a picnic or bring your own. We will send full details of our dining facilities, including menus, wine lists and booking forms for the 2013 Festival with your tickets. You can also find all the information at diningatglyndebourne.com from January 2013. The gardens Stroll around the lake, contemplate the Downs and enjoy the gardens’ blend of the formal and natural. During the Festival they are open from 3pm Monday to Saturday and 2pm on Sundays to opera ticket holders only. Archive gallery This year we will feature two exhibitions closely linked to the 2013 repertoire to enhance your visit: A History of Ariadne at Glyndebourne Ariadne auf Naxos was first presented by Glyndebourne at the Edinburgh Festival in 1950. It is not only our most-performed Strauss opera, but it was also the first opera by the composer to be added to the Glyndebourne repertoire, and despite numerous attempts, the only one Sir Thomas Beecham ever conducted for Glyndebourne. Glyndebourne’s Baroque Renaissance In the early 1990s Glyndebourne scheduled a change in the direction of future repertoire with plans for a new Handel piece in 1996. The success of Theodora was closely followed by Rodelinda (1998) and Giulio Cesare (2005). Glyndebourne’s baroque heritage will develop further in 2013 with the addition of our first ever French-baroque opera, Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie and this exhibition will seek to provide context for this new production.
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What to wear The tradition at Glyndebourne is formal evening dress. Our founder John Christie who, out of respect for the work and artists, felt that the audience should dress accordingly established this tradition. There are changing facilities in the Plashett Building, next to the car park. Art beyond the stage Art fills Glyndebourne during the Festival with curated exhibitions in the Stalls Gallery and throughout the gardens. A full preview of all the art featured during Festival 2013 will be included in the Festival Programme Book and in our preperformance emails. Glyndebourne Shop For an exclusive selection of luxurious gifts and souvenirs visit the shop onsite. Open between 3pm and 10.30pm Monday to Saturday and 2pm to 9.30pm on Sundays. Products are also available online at glyndebourne.com/shop. Don’t miss the performance! Bells, clearly audible in the gardens, are rung 10, 5 and 3 minutes before curtain-up at the beginning of the performance and at the end of the intervals. Information about exhibitions, what’s happening in the garden and other up-to-the minute details are constantly updated on our website. If you have any further questions about what to do when you arrive either call us on +44 (0)1273 815 000 or talk to us on Live Chat at glyndebourne.com between 10am – 6pm.
PHOTO: LEIGH SIMPSON
Make the most of your visit to Glyndebourne
Every Festival the gardens and art gallery are transformed to exhibit the work of over 10 artists
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PHOTO: CHARLOTTE BOULTON
Each performance averages 200 different light changes combining back, cross and front lighting
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Getting to Glyndebourne Uckfield
A275 A26 B2116 A223
B2192
A22
B2124
A271
Lewes
Hailsham
A27
A295
A270
BRIGHTON A259
A27
A26
A22
Newhaven EASTBOURNE A259
There are many ways to get to Glyndebourne including using the specified London trains listed on pages 17–20, which are met by our FREE coach service. Train arrivals and free coach service The nearest station is Lewes. All Glyndebourne performances finish in time for audiences to return to London by train. There is a free coach that runs to and from Lewes Train Station to meet the designated London train – and is available for all of our visitors not just those arriving by train. To take advantage of this service, please refer to the Schedule of Performances (pages 17–20) for the exact train time. Coach tickets must be booked via our website at least 24 hours in advance of a performance. There are excellent rail connections from London Victoria (journey time just over an hour) and across the South East. Check with National Rail Enquiries for the latest service information 08457 484 950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
Parking and Electric cars Car parking is free. We can re-charge electric cars during a performance, please contact Box Office to arrange this in advance. From Overseas The nearest international airport to Glyndebourne is London Gatwick. There are direct train connections to Lewes from the airport terminal. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk for full service details. Where to stay Visit glyndebourne.com to find local hotel listings. Lewes Tourist Information Centre, 187 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex +44 (0)1273 483 448 also publishes a list of accommodation at www.visitsussex.org
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ACCESS INFORMATION
We want to make your visit easier We want to ensure that you have the best possible experience when you visit Glyndebourne, so please call in advance of your visit if you have any access requirements and we will do all we can to cater for your needs.
Access by Car From 2013 we will have a new Coach Park in the Wild Garden, adjacent to the main lawn (clearly sign-posted from the road). Visitors are being asked to use this new area when being dropped off/collected by taxi, bus or any other vehicle, thus reducing congestion at the existing set-down point, to be reserved primarily for the convenience of those visitors with access requirements.
Hearing Support The auditorium is equipped with a sound enhancement system. Receivers may be borrowed from the House Managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office (located on the Red side of Foyer Circle Level).
Please let us know in advance if you require a reserved parking space close to the auditorium.
Box Office and Customer Service For enquiries about any specific requirements please call Box Office and Customer Service on +44 (0)1273 815 000.
Auditorium access Please inform Box Office when booking your tickets if wheelchair access is required, making it clear if you would like to borrow a wheelchair (please be aware that availability is limited). Conveniently located spaces are reserved for wheelchair use at Foyer Circle Level. There is a lift to all levels.
Large Print If you require any information in a larger print format please contact the Communications Department on +44 (0)1273 812 321
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Assistance Dogs Assistance dogs are welcome and can be taken into the auditorium.
Designed by Ned Campbell Jane Wentworth Associates Printed in England by Evonprint Limited on FSC certified paper.
PHOTO: CHARLOTTE BOULTON
Above the stage over 3,000 metres of rope holds 74 bars that can carry a total weight of up to 37 metric tonnes of scenery
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