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.
Audience coach – we are running a return coach from Lewes to Glyndebourne for Uprising performances. Tickets cost £5 and must be booked in advance. The return coach will depart from the coach park approximately 20 minutes after the end of the performance. Find out more.
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.
