Public booking for Glyndebourne Festival 2025 is now open at glyndebourne.com.
APRIL
NOW ON SALE: FESTIVAL 2025
16 May – 24 August 2025
Tickets £25 – £315
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Glyndebourne’s first ever Parsifal from director Jetske Mijnssen features a cast of nearly 200 performers and orchestra performing the Wagner epic. The second new staging of the season is Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro by director Mariame Clément, whose productions are known for their wit, intelligence and musicality.
Four revivals see the return of some of Glyndebourne’s most successful recent productions: Barrie Kosky’s sensational staging of Handel’s Saul with returning stars Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies, Annabel Arden’s lively and colourful production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, the madcap comedy of Richard Jones’ production of Verdi’s Falstaff, and the first revival of Damiano Michieletto’s intense Káťa Kabanová by Janáček.
Off-stage, audience members will discover a significant new exhibition celebrating the legacy of one of the most influential British stage designers of the 20th century. Oliver Messel: Designer, Maker, Influencer will take place as part of Glyndebourne Festival 2025.
The exhibition will showcase rarely-seen material, including designs and props, highlighting Messel’s distinctive and meticulous aesthetic, which left an indelible mark on Glyndebourne’s history. In celebration of Messel’s substantial and enduring influence, the exhibition will also feature new works by contemporary artists Pablo Bronstein and Luke Edward Hall.
MAY
ON STAGE: 16 MAY – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA OPENS
Performances until 3 July
16, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30 May; 1, 4, 7, 14, 18, 21, 27 June; 3 July
Tickets £25 – £295
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When Rosina teams up with Figaro and Count Almaviva to escape Dr Bartolo’s clutches, a hilarious battle of wills ensues. First staged in 2016, this revival of Annabel Arden’s production is an evening of sharp humour and unexpected twists, all set to Rossini’s glittering score. Rory Macdonald conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast that includes Cecilia Molinari as Rosina, Germán Olvera as Figaro, Jonah Hoskins as Count Almaviva and Fabio Capitanucci as Dr Bartolo.
ON STAGE: 17 MAY – PARSIFAL OPENS
Performances until 24 June
17, 21, 25, 29 May; 2, 6, 11, 15, 19, 24 June
Tickets £45 – £315
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Blood, sex, magic and redemption come together in Glyndebourne’s first production of Wagner’s epic final opera, featuring a cast of nearly 200 performers and orchestra. Glyndebourne’s Music Director Robin Ticciati conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in a major new staging directed by Jetske Mijnssen, making her Glyndebourne directorial debut. The title role will be taken by leading Swedish tenor Daniel Johansson, joined by a cast including soprano Kristina Stanek as Kundry. John Tomlinson will perform as Titurel, his first Wagner role at Glyndebourne.
JUNE
ON STAGE: 1 JUNE – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA CONTINUES
Performances until 3 July
1, 4, 7, 14, 18, 21, 27 June; 3 July
Tickets £25 – £295
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When Rosina teams up with Figaro and Count Almaviva to escape Dr Bartolo’s clutches, a hilarious battle of wills ensues. First staged in 2016, this revival of Annabel Arden’s production is an evening of sharp humour and unexpected twists, all set to Rossini’s glittering score. Rory Macdonald conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast that includes Cecilia Molinari as Rosina, Germán Olvera as Figaro, Jonah Hoskins as Count Almaviva and Fabio Capitanucci as Dr Bartolo.
ON STAGE: 2 JUNE – PARSIFAL CONTINUES
Performances until 24 June
2, 6, 11, 15, 19, 24 June
Tickets £45 – £315
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Blood, sex, magic and redemption come together in Glyndebourne’s first production of Wagner’s epic final opera, featuring a cast of nearly 200 performers and orchestra. Glyndebourne’s Music Director Robin Ticciati conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in a major new staging directed by Jetske Mijnssen, making her Glyndebourne directorial debut. The title role will be taken by leading Swedish tenor Daniel Johansson, joined by a cast including soprano Kristina Stanek as Kundry. John Tomlinson will perform as Titurel, his first Wagner role at Glyndebourne.
ON STAGE: 8 JUNE – SAUL OPENS
Performances until 24 July
8, 13, 17, 20, 22, 28 June; 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 24 July
Tickets £30 – £295
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Jealousy drives a king to madness and destruction in this blazingly original and acclaimed staging by visionary director Barrie Kosky, which has travelled to opera houses around the world since it premiered at Glyndebourne in 2015. Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies return to the roles of Saul and David, alongside Sarah Brady as Merab and Soraya Mafi as Michal. Early music specialist Jonathan Cohen conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
ON STAGE: 29 JUNE – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO OPENS
Performances until 21 August
29 June; 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30 July; 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21 August
Tickets £35 – £295
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Mozart’s comic masterpiece has been at the heart of the repertoire at Glyndebourne since the first Festival in 1934, becoming the most performed opera in the company’s history. The new staging is directed by Mariame Clément, while conductor Riccardo Minasi conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and an exciting young cast that includes Huw Montague Rendall and Louise Alder as Count and Countess Almaviva.
JULY
ON STAGE: 1 JULY – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO CONTINUES
Performances until 21 August
1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30 July; 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21 August
Tickets £35 – £295
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Mozart’s comic masterpiece has been at the heart of the repertoire at Glyndebourne since the first Festival in 1934, becoming the most performed opera in the company’s history. The new staging is directed by Mariame Clément, while conductor Riccardo Minasi conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and an exciting young cast that includes Huw Montague Rendall and Louise Alder as Count and Countess Almaviva.
ON STAGE: 3 JULY – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA CONTINUES
3 July
Tickets £25 – £295
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When Rosina teams up with Figaro and Count Almaviva to escape Dr Bartolo’s clutches, a hilarious battle of wills ensues. First staged in 2016, this revival of Annabel Arden’s production is an evening of sharp humour and unexpected twists, all set to Rossini’s glittering score. Rory Macdonald conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast that includes Cecilia Molinari as Rosina, Germán Olvera as Figaro, Jonah Hoskins as Count Almaviva and Fabio Capitanucci as Dr Bartolo.
ON STAGE: 4 JULY – SAUL CONTINUES
Performances until 24 July
4, 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 24 July
Tickets £30 – £295
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Jealousy drives a king to madness and destruction in this blazingly original and acclaimed staging by visionary director Barrie Kosky, which has travelled to opera houses around the world since it premiered at Glyndebourne in 2015. Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies return to the roles of Saul and David, alongside Sarah Brady as Merab and Soraya Mafi as Michal. Early music specialist Jonathan Cohen conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
ON STAGE: 13 JULY – FALSTAFF OPENS
Performances until 24 August
13, 18, 23, 26, 29 July, 1, 7, 11, 15, 19, 22, 24 August
Tickets £30 – £295
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Falstaff bites off more than he can chew when he messes with the merry wives of Windsor in a madcap comedy with breathless energy and big-hearted belly laughs. Richard Jones’ 2009 production transforms Verdi’s Elizabethan comedy into a quick-footed post-war romp, with Sian Edwards conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast that includes Renato Girolami as Falstaff, Anna Princeva as Alice Ford and Rodion Pogossov as Ford.
AUGUST
ON STAGE: 1 AUGUST – FALSTAFF CONTINUES
Performances until 24 August
1, 7, 11, 15, 19, 22, 24 August
Tickets £30 – £295
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Falstaff bites off more than he can chew when he messes with the merry wives of Windsor in a madcap comedy with breathless energy and big-hearted belly laughs. Richard Jones’ 2009 production transforms Verdi’s Elizabethan comedy into a quick-footed post-war romp, with Sian Edwards conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast that includes Renato Girolami as Falstaff, Anna Princeva as Alice Ford and Rodion Pogossov as Ford.
ON STAGE: 2 AUGUST – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO CONTINUES
Performances until 21 August
2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21 August
Tickets £35 – £295
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Mozart’s comic masterpiece has been at the heart of the repertoire at Glyndebourne since the first Festival in 1934, becoming the most performed opera in the company’s history. The new staging is directed by Mariame Clément, while conductor Riccardo Minasi conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and an exciting young cast that includes Huw Montague Rendall and Louise Alder as Count and Countess Almaviva.
ON STAGE: 3 AUGUST – KÁŤA KABANOVÁ OPENS
Performances until 23 August
3, 6, 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23 August
Tickets £25 – £265
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A powerful tale of love and heartache in a searingly beautiful staging by Damiano Michieletto. The first revival of the 2021 production sees conductor Robin Ticciati reuniting with Kateřina Kněžíková, who returns to the title role, and Nicky Spence, who performs the role of Boris. New to the cast are two eminent British singers with long-standing Glyndebourne connections – mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley as Kabanicha and bass John Tomlinson as Dikoj.