Glyndebourne Festival Opera is one of the world's most prestigious opera festivals, held annually at the Glyndebourne country estate near Lewes in East Sussex, England. Founded in 1934 by John Christie and his wife, soprano Audrey Mildmay, the festival is famous for its tradition of long dinner intervals during which audience members picnic in formal evening dress on the estate's manicured lawns — a quintessentially English cultural institution. The purpose-built 1,200-seat theatre is renowned for its intimate acoustics and world-class productions. Glyndebourne mounts six operas each summer season running from May to August, with productions that regularly transfer to major opera houses worldwide.
East Sussex, United Kingdom