Uprising
28 February - 2 March 2025
From acclaimed composer Jonathan Dove and writer April De Angelis, this new opera looks at the state of the world through the eyes of the young.
Featuring a cast of professionals and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia alongside Glyndebourne Youth Opera, a community chorus and young instrumentalists from Brighton & East Sussex Youth Orchestra and Brighton & Hove Percussion Ensemble.
Creative team
Composer
Jonathan Dove
Librettist
April De Angelis
Conductor
Andrew Gourlay
Director
Sinéad O’Neill
Designer
Ana Inés Jabares-Pita
Movement Director
Mike Ashcroft
Assistant Movement Director
Megan Frances
Lighting Designer
Danny Vavrečka
Assistant Director
Rebecca Marine
Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor
Ashley Beauchamp
Répétiteur
Avishka Edirisinghe
Glyndebourne Sinfonia
including players from its Jerwood Pit Perfect programme for young Instrumentalists and young players from Brighton & East Sussex Youth Orchestra and Brighton & Hove Percussion Ensemble
Cast includes
Lola Green
Ffion Edwards
Angela Green
Madeleine Shaw
Zoe Green
Julieth Lozano Rolong
Clive Green
Ross Ramgobin
Mayor/Quercus
Edwin Kaye
Glyndebourne Youth Opera
Glyndebourne Community Chorus
Uprising is supported by:
The Chalk Cliff Trust
MariaMarina Foundation
Glyndebourne’s Learning & Engagement programme is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
