CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST

L'enfant et les sortilèges - Teapot (François Piolino) Child (Khatouna Gadelia) Chinese Cup (Elodie Méchain) Credit Simon Annand  G...

From the original production of Pelléas et Mélisande - note the pannelled walls Prom 5 at the Royal Albert Hall - Debussy Pellé...

Christina Gansch, Christopher Purves, John Chest : Photo Richard Hubert Smith At Glyndebourne for Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande , ...

Glyndebourne and baroque opera are almost synonymous. Indeed, the modern revival of interest in the baroque owes much to Glyndebourne an...

At Glyndebourne, Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream ,  in a performance so good that it was the highlight of the whole season, ...

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Glyndebourne. Is it unusual to start a new season with a revival ?  This production premiered...

Nothing from Glyndebourne - David Bruce's new opera created for Glyndebourne Youth Opera now on The Opera Platform , but catch it...

Really exciting news!  The 2017 Glyndebourne Festival will open with the UK’s first ever production of Cavalli’s Hipermestra , READ MY R...

Glyndebourne Festival Opera has just announced its new General Director. This is fascinating and quite unexpected. Although I don't k...

For the 400th anniversary of his death next year, William Shakespeare will be celebrated in the beautiful country house setting of the ...

Donizetti Poliuto at Glyndebourne could well become one of of the great Glyndebourne classics.  It makes a powerful case for the opera,...

Donizetti Poliuto at Glyndebourne today!  In November, the opera in its French langauge version, Les Martyrs ,   was done by Opera Rara...

Free, and online, on demand internationally - Glyndebourne 2015 productions will be available via the Telegraph from May 24th.  Carmen ,...

Glyndebourne's Humperdinck Hassel und Gretel F REE online on demand via the Telegraph now til 4th January. BRILLIANT production ! ...

Interesting Glyndebourne 2015 season announced! Three new productions, three revivals and one new commission. New: The FIRST EVER UK ...

Glyndebourne La Traviata free online in the Telegraph.   The bad news is that it's this: " all surface, no substance. The sett...

  Handel Rinaldo at Glyndebourne tonight. Rinaldo is set in the Crusades but has nothing to do with history, religion or even common se...

Glyndebourne Tour dedicates its 2014 season to visionary founder Sir George Christie. Glyndebourne Tour is to honour the artistic vision...

Glyndebourne's Der Rosenkavalier came to BBC Prom 6. I was at the premiere ( read my review here ), captivated by Lars Woldt's ...