Glyndebourne: Opera House (old)

Country: England, United Kingdom
Historic County: Sussex
City: Glyndebourne

Built 1934 for John Christie. Opened 28 May 1934 with Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" (conducted by Fritz Busch). Originally 300 seats. 1951 extension of the auditorium (600 seats). 1977 extension of the auditorium (830 seats). Used for opera performances by the Glyndebourne Festival. Demolished 1992 in favour of a new, larger Glyndebourne Opera House.

Notable world premieres:

  • Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia (12 July 1946)
  • Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring (20 June 1947)
  • Nicholas Maws: The Rising of the Moon (19 July 1970)

Link: Wikidata

Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Front Text: "Glyndebourne, The Opera House"
Publisher: Reeves, Lewes
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Front Text: "At Glyndebourne"
Publisher: Reeves, Lewes
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Picture: functional building including dressing-rooms, staff canteen etc. (the actual opera house was located behind)
Front Text: "The Opera House, Glyndebourne"
Publisher: Reeves, Lewes
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Front Text: "The Opera House, Glyndebourne"
Publisher: Reeves, Lewes
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Publisher: Reeves, Lewes
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Front Text: "Glyndebourne Festival Opera House"
Publisher: Aerofilms & Aero Pictorial Ltd., Boreham Wood; 13528
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Reverse Text: "Glyndebourne: The Opera House seen from the garden."
Publisher: Larkfield Printing Company, Brighouse
Size: Modern
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Reverse Text: "Glyndebourne: the auditorium."
Publisher: W. E. Baxter, Lewes
Size: Modern
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Reverse Text: "Glyndebourne: the auditorium."
Publisher: W. E. Baxter, Lewes
Size: Modern
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Picture: festival audience strolling the grounds
Reverse Text: "Sir Hugh Casson RA, 1976 Glyndebourne Festival programme book cover"
Handwritten Reverse Text: dated 2012
Publisher: Glyndebourne Festival
Size: Modern
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Glyndebourne: Opera House (old) Picture: festival audience strolling the grounds
Reverse Text: "Glyndebourne during the Festival"
Publisher: W. F. Baxter Ltd., Lewes
Size: Modern
Sent: from Sussex Coast to Bergamo (Italy), 1991

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