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Nikolaus Lehnhoff directs this production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.

The cast includes Robert Gambill (Tristan), Nina Stemme (Isolde) and Katarina Karnéus (Brangäne), with conductor Jiří Bĕlohlávek and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jonathan Kent's production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw serves up a shiver-inducing evening of insidious musical mystery.

The cast includes Toby Spence (Peter Quint), Miah Persson (The Governess) and Giselle Allen (Miss Jessel), with conductor Jakub Hrůša and the London Philharmonic Orches...

Revenge is served blazing hot in Handel’s sexiest and most scandalous oratorio.

The cast includes Joélle Harvey (Semele), Hugo Hymas (Jove), Jennifer Johnston (Juno) and Samuel Mariño (Iris), with conductor Václav Luks and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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David McVicar’s production brings all-singing, all-dancing energy to one of Handel’s greatest scores.

The cast includes Sarah Connolly (Giulio Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra) and Patricia Bardon (Cornelia) with conductor William Christie and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Jonathan Kent’s sleek, contemporary staging of Mozart's wild musical ride that takes its audience quite literally to hell and back again.

The cast includes Gerald Finley (Don Giovanni), Brindley Sherratt (Commendatore) and Kate Royal (Donna Elvira) with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the Orches...

Richard Jones's production brings a zany, sitcom energy to Verdi's classic comedy.

The cast includes Christopher Purves Sir John (Falstaff), Tassis Christoyannis (Ford) and Dina Kuznetsova (Mrs Alice Ford) with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Keith Warner directs Samuel Barber’s emotionally charged Pulitzer prize-winning opera.

The cast includes Emma Bell (Vanessa), Virginie Verrez (Erika), Edgaras Montvidas (Anatol) and Rosalind Plowright (The Old Baroness) with conductor Jakub Hrůša and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jonathan Kent's production of Hippolyte et Aricie which, in his own words, 'strives to appeal to every sense and show audiences how engrossing and musically ravishing French Baroque opera can be'.

Jonathan Kent's five-star production with Ed Lyon (Hippolyte), Christiane Karg (Aricie) and Sarah C...

Fiona Shaw takes on Britten's emotionally heart-wrenching and lyrically beautiful opera.

The cast includes Christine Rice (Lucretia), Duncan Rock (Tarquinius), Matthew Rose (Collatinus) and Louise Alder (Lucia) with conductor Leo Hussain and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Mozart’s opera delivers all of the musical beauty and heart-tugging humanity we expect of him.

The cast includes Alice Coote (Vitellia), Anna Stéphany (Sesto) and Joélle Harvey (Servilia) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Jonathan Kent’s ‘delectable’ production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen takes us from rowdiest, raunchiest comedy to bewitching beauty and pathos.

The cast includes Sally Dexter (Titania), Helen Bradbury (Helena), Oliver le Sueur (Demetrius) and Susannah Wise (Hermia), with conductor William Christ...

Brett Dean’s award-winning reimagining of Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.

The cast includes Allan Clayton (Hamlet), Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia) and Sarah Connolly (Gertrude) with Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Massenet’s enchanting retelling of the familiar Cinderella story, originally directed by Fiona Shaw.

The cast includes Danielle de Niese (Cendrillon), Kate Lindsey (Prince Charming), Nina Minasyan (The Fairy Godmother) and Agnes Zwierko (Madame De La Haltière) with conductor John Wilson and the ...

David McVicar creates a hedonistic culture-clash comedy set in an 18th-century Eastern fantasy.

The cast includes Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte), Tobias Kehrer (Osmin), Brenden Gunnell (Pedrillo) and Sally Matthews (Konstanze) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlighten...

Richard Jones’s stylish, time-travelling production of Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier.

The cast includes Kate Royal (The Marschallin), Tara Erraught (Octavian), Lars Woldt (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) and Teodora Gheorghiu (Sophie), with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Love conquers all in Berlioz’s sparkling take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

The cast includes Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Béatrice) and Paul Appleby (Bénédict) with conductor Jonathan Cohen and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Enjoy our much-loved Mozart productions with our bundle including Le nozze di Figaro (2012), Così fan tutte (2006), Don Giovanni (2010) and Die Zauberflöte (2019).

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A Glyndebourne classic, Nicholas Hytner’s staging finds both charm and darkness in Mozart’s opera.

The cast includes Topi Lehtipuu (Ferrando), Anke Vondung (Dorabella), Ainhoa Garmendia (Despina) and Miah Persson (Fiordiligi) with conductor Iván Fischer and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenm...

An award-winning opera debut from British theatre director Michael Grandage.

The cast includes Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd), John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere) and Darren Jeffery (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) with conductor Mark Elder and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Comedy and tragedy are never far apart in this Glyndebourne classic, designed by David Hockney.

The cast includes Miah Persson (Anne Trulove), Topi Lehtipuu (Tom Rakewell), Elena Manistina (Baba The Turk) and Matthew Rose (Nick Shadow) with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic...

Michael Grandage’s five-star production of Mozart’s greatest comedy.

The cast includes Vito Priante (Figaro), Lydia Teuscher (Susanna) and Audun Iversen (Count Almaviva) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Barbe & Doucet's inventive take on Mozart's most magical comedy.

The cast includes David Portillo (Tamino), Caroline Wettergreen (Queen Of The Night), Björn Bürger (Papageno), Sofia Fomina (Pamina) and Brindley Sherratt (Sarastro) with conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and the Orchestra of the Age of ...

Inspired by The Little Mermaid, Rusalka offers a poignant reimagining of the classic fairy tale.

The cast includes Sally Matthews (Rusalka), Evan LeRoy Johnson (Prince) and Patricia Bardon (Ježibaba) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Enjoy our much-loved Handel productions with our bundle including Giulio Cesare (2005), Saul (2015), Alcina (2022) and Rinaldo (2011).

Also, get exclusive insights and introductions to Saul and Alcina with our 'explore with Alexandra' videos featuring our Opera Specialist and special guests.

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Barrie Kosky’s sensational staging of Handel’s oratorio marries spectacle and psychology.

The cast includes Christopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Sophie Bevan (Michal) and Paul Appleby (Jonathan) with conductor Ivor Bolton and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Carsen’s schoolroom staging brings out all the energy in Handel’s Rinaldo.

The cast includes Sonia Prina (Rinaldo), Varduhi Abrahamyan (Goffredo), Tim Mead (Eustazio), Anett Fritsch (Almirena) and Brenda Rae (Armida) with conductor Ottavio Dantone and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Floris Visser directs an exciting young cast in Glyndebourne’s first new production of Puccini's La bohème for over 20 years.

The cast includes Long Long (Rodolfo), Yaritza Véliz (Mimì), Daniel Scofield (Marcello) and Vuvu Mpofu (Musetta) with conductor Jordan de Souza and the London Philharmoni...

Laurent Pelly's production of Poulenc's riotous, surreal comedy.

The cast includes Elsa Benoit (Thérèse), Régis Mengus (The Husband) and Gyula Orendt (Theatre Director/The Policeman) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Melly Still’s production of Ethel Smyth’s powerful, psychological drama.

The cast includes Karis Tucker (Thurza), Rodrigo Porras Garulo (Marc), Lauren Fagan (Avis) and Philip Horst (Pasko) with conductor Robin Ticciati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Francesco Micheli’s production of Handel’s Alcina brings style and sumptuous excess to Glyndebourne’s first-ever staging.

The cast includes Jane Archibald (Alcina), Soraya Mafi (Morgana), Samantha Hankey (Ruggiero) and Stuart Jackson (Oronte) with conductor Jonathan Cohen and the Orchestra of th...