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The Glydebourne Tour

When the Glyndebourne Tour 2016 arrives at Norwich Theatre Royal from November 22-26 with two fantastic operas, Don Giovanni and Madama Butterfly, it will also be inviting theatre-goers to take glimpse Behind The Curtain to see how opera works.

And as part of that special event, the Norwich Philharmonic Choir has been invited to step onto the stage to provide choral support to the professionals.

Behind The Curtain is a completely fresh initiative from Glyndebourne for its 2016 Tour and it is aimed at those who are new to opera, or who are curious to find out more. Working with a local choir in each different local venue, it will see presenter Paul Rissmann, who has hosted Classics Unwrapped for BBC Radio Scotland, reveal the essence of opera with an enlightening behind-the-scenes exploration of what goes into putting a production on stage, and it will include an inspirational look at a fully-staged excerpt from Act II of Don Giovanni.

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The Norwich Philharmonic Society, which is both an orchestra and a choir, celebrated its 175th anniversary last season. The choir in its current form has been part of the society since the 1930s and now has around 120 members led by choirmaster David Dunnett, the organist at Norwich Cathedral.

Lucy Perry, Head of Education at Glyndebourne, said:

“An exciting element of Behind the Curtain is that the choirs we work with may not have had any previous opera experience, for many it will be their first taste. This fulfills our ambition to create an event which opens up opera to more people.”

Glyndebourne’s two opera presentations for its tour stopover in Norwich will be presented with stunning costumes, breath-taking music and performances from the next generation of opera stars.

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]The Glydebourne Tour comes to Norwich Theatre Royal from Tuesday 22nd – Saturday 26th November. For more information, visit: https://secure.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk[/box]

 

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