Our Archive

Opera Archive

The Archive holds a wealth of material about the people, productions and origins of our world-renowned opera house. Come and see curated exhibitions and find out what’s new in the Glyndebourne Archive.

Performance Archive

Our performance archive is an online database that contains details of
Glyndebourne performances since 1934.

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What's in the archive?

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What’s in the Archive?

Explore our operas

View photos, videos, synopses and more

Browse our operas

Explore our history

Read a brief history of Glyndebourne

A brief history of Glyndebourne

Introduction to the Opera

BEGINNERS GUIDE

Find out everything you need to know about opera, from voice types to how a production is staged.

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Explore past programme book covers

The 1950s
The 1960s
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s
2010 to present

Stories from the Archive

Audrey Mildmay
Then and now in pictures
Food and drink at the Festival
Conductors at Glyndebourne
Pavarotti at Glyndebourne
Animals
Seaside, water and sea-creatures
Planes, trains & automobiles
Gardens
Planes trains and automobiles
The origins of the Festival Society
Love is in the air - Glyndebourne romances
25 years of the new opera house
Mozart at Glyndebourne
John Christie and the Great War
Halloween
Fairy tales
Rudolf Bing
Peter Gellhorn

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