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386:. In addition to bringing the work of Glyndebourne Festival Opera to audiences some distance from Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Touring Opera offers opportunities for younger opera singers to develop their craft. In 2003, the Glyndebourne Touring Opera administrative duties were absorbed back into the main Glyndebourne Festival Opera administration, and the touring company was renamed Glyndebourne on Tour. The touring company now has the name of Glyndebourne Tour. Unlike Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne Tour does receive some subsidy, from the 359: 217: 56: 521:. It has a wholly owned subsidiary, Glyndebourne Enterprises Limited, which carries out merchandising, production hire and media development activities, and donates its profits to the charity. A related charity called the Glyndebourne Arts Trust carries out fund-raising activities. Glyndebourne Association America allows residents of the United States to make tax efficient donations to Glyndebourne. 297:. Performances start in the afternoon, enabling Londoners to leave town after lunch, and finish in time for them to catch the last train back. A long interval allows opera-goers the opportunity for picnic dinners on the extensive lawns or in one of the restaurants in the grounds. Annually in London, the company presents an opera performance at 508:
In January 2023, the company announced that the planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Council England for the 2023–2026 National Portfolio. In December 2023, the company announced the appointment of Adam Hickox as the new principal
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Glyndebourne has an annual budget of a little over ÂŁ20 million, as of 2010. The Festival is the only major opera season in the United Kingdom which is not state subsidised. Glyndebourne on Tour receives an annual subsidy of around ÂŁ1.5 million from
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The tour normally takes place in autumn following the festival season, and typically includes three weeks of performances at Glyndebourne, followed by one week in each of the other locations. The touring ensemble has separate music directors, as follows:
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The festival operates without subsidy. Its first placement of advertisements was in 2003. The festival has planned to incorporate power by wind turbine, as part of its "green" initiatives.
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as its general director, effective in May 2016. In March 2018 Schwarz stepped down as general director. In August 2018, the festival announced the appointment of
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In 1968, Glyndebourne Festival Opera established a touring ensemble, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, which in its first season took opera productions to
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Ticciati is the first former music director of Glyndebourne on Tour to be named music director of the full Glyndebourne Festival Opera company.
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Past general directors of the festival have included David Pickard. In November 2015, the festival announced the appointment of
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Under the supervision of the Christie family, the festival has been held annually since 1934, except in 1941–45 during
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conductor of Glyndebourne Sinfonia, the new name for the Glyndebourne on Tour Orchestra, with immediate effect.
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Glyndebourne is constituted as a registered charity called Glyndebourne Productions Limited, which is a
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was established in 2008 to release live recordings on CD. Commercial releases have included Mozart's
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Since the company's inception, Glyndebourne has been particularly celebrated for its productions of
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This article is about the Glyndebourne opera festival. For the country house and opera house, see
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and 1993 when the theatre was being rebuilt, for a 1994 reopening. Gus Christie, son of
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera has also toured internationally, including the
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The primary resident orchestra for the Glyndebourne Festival is the
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as its next artistic director, effective in the spring of 2019.
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McN., W. (July 1935). "The Mozart Festival at Glyndebourne".
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1952–63
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1934–51
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Norwich, p. 226, lists the first four GTO music directors
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Glyndebourne Opera. 9 August 2018 272:became the seventh music director of the company. 249:, the company has expanded it with productions of 963: 937: 635:"Dad assures me we're in the best condition ever" 1220: 1146:Tim Ashley and Caroline Sullivan (17 May 2002). 748:"The Makropulos Case: London Philharmonic/Davis" 1119: 745: 989: 851:"David Pickard appointed Director, BBC Proms" 826:"Glyndebourne baton handed to Robin Ticciati" 823: 771: 609:List of music festivals in the United Kingdom 992:"Cosi fan tutte (Royal Albert Hall, London)" 873:"Glyndebourne Appoints New General Director" 719: 693: 1052:"Glyndebourne is unable to tour in 2023" 357: 215: 353: 1221: 964:Charlotte Higgins (30 November 2009). 289:Many Glyndebourne attendees come from 966:"How British opera reinvented itself" 393:As of 2022, the Tour performs in the 266:Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 1249:Recurring events established in 1934 1179:, Oxford: Shire Publications, 2010. 658: 574:. 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Glyndebourne
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Infobox recurring event
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Opera
Glyndebourne
East Sussex
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50°52′42″N 0°03′50″E / 50.87833°N 0.06389°E / 50.87833; 0.06389
John Christie
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opera festival
Glyndebourne
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Lewes
East Sussex
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World War II
Sir George Christie
John Christie

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Porgy and Bess
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