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GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 1 2020 at a glance

We welcomed a new decade in awarded their prize for the most us at Glyndebourne, wrote a short success garnering 850,000 views. 2020 under the cloud of a growing engaging and communicative clapping piece entitled Applause pandemic, not sure where it was performance to Sungho Kim. The 2020 that featured 40 collaborators Running alongside this the going to take us. Proceeding with final was broadcast on Sky Arts. – conductors, directors, singers – government’s Covid-19 restrictions caution we managed to hold the filmed at home and edited into a were relaxed over the summer semi-final (4 March) and final (7 Following the closure of the 25-second celebration. months, which allowed us to March) of our singing competition Glyndebourne site on 23 March, we invite visitors back into the – The Glyndebourne Opera Cup announced the full cancellation We then launched our first gardens, and then to stage outdoor – before the British government of Festival 2020 on 5 May and Glyndebourne Open House digital performances. We hosted over 3,500 locked the country down to limit launched our Covid-19 Emergency festival which saw us stream 15 visitors to the gardens to picnic the spread of Covid-19 for the first Appeal to help support our operas, one every Sunday evening and enjoy the grounds, including time on 23 March. community of freelance artists, at 5.00pm via YouTube for free. Each a day devoted to the NHS and key orchestras and seasonal staff, the opera featured a specially-filmed workers as a token of thanks. The American baritone Edward results of which are detailed in introduction from a conductor, Nelson won first prize in our later pages of this Annual Report. director or singer featured in the Thankfully the summer weather second singing competition. The Glyndebourne is extremely grateful opera. Launched on 24 May with in 2020 was warm and dry as work

James Bellorini standard of the 20 semi-finalists, for all the support we have received The Marriage of Figaro, it was a huge began with our technical teams Gus Christie, Executive Chairman chosen from over 200 applicants over the past year which has, from 39 different countries, was together with government support very high. Six singers were chosen packages, helped to keep us afloat. to compete in the final for the top prize of £15,000 and the guarantee As many of us worked at and stayed of a role within five years at one of at home during the summer of 2020 the top international opera houses we felt it was important to share a represented on the competition’s little bit of Glyndebourne remotely. jury. They were accompanied by the We began with a series of ‘Peaceful London Philharmonic Orchestra, Moments’ – eight well-known conducted by Jordan de Souza. singers who have appeared on the Other winners were Alexandra Lowe Glyndebourne stage sang folk or in second place and Eric Ferring traditional songs from their homes, in third place. The Audience Prize, to offer a bit of respite during voted on by the live audience at uncertain times. As we stood on Glyndebourne, was awarded to our doorsteps to clap for the NHS Meigui Zhang and the Ginette and key workers, in recognition Theano Prize for Most Promising of all the work they were doing in Talent, was presented to Siphokazi fighting the pandemic, we decided Molteno. The Glyndebourne Youth it would be fitting to create a piece Jury, made up of young singers of work to celebrate those on the Cover: Socially-distanced aged 16-21 who have taken part in frontline. The composer Jonathan picnics, summer 2020 Glyndebourne talent development Dove, who has a long history of

Photo: James Bellorini and youth opera programmes, creating community operas with Sam Stephenson

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 1 2020 at a glance

on building two outdoor stages conducted by Aidan Oliver that was followed by our outdoor reduced, semi-staged version in early July. For our series of featuring works by Beethoven, operetta In the Market for Love – a of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, five outdoor performances we worked Mozart and Jonathan Dove. These new version by Stephen Plaice of festive Christmas Concerts and with our house orchestras the ran until 9 August and were Jacques Offenbach’s Mesdames de la one orchestral concert from the London Philharmonic Orchestra repeated with six further concerts Halle, with a vocal setting by Marcia OAE, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, (LPO) and the Orchestra of the in early September. Entitled Bellamy and directed by Stephen with soloists Emma Bell, David Age of Enlightenment (OAE), our ‘Reverberations in Nature’ the Langridge. Glyndebourne staged Butt Philip and violinist Alina Music Director, the conductor LPO’s Garden Concerts featured ten sold-out performances of this Ibragimova. Robin Ticciati and Aidan Oliver, works by Gabrieli, Wagner, Ives, double bill throughout August Glyndebourne’s Chorus Director. Mahler and Takemitsu, conducted 2020. Elsewhere, during the lockdown by Robin Ticciati with soloist furloughed staff made masks and The summer season kicked off on Karen Cargill. Launched on 12 As the summer drew to a close scrubs or donated PPE to local Our Production Hub was quiet and 21 July with nine performances August these concerts formed Glyndebourne was able to hospices, while others volunteered empty during lockdown 1, April 2020 of the OAE Garden Concerts, Part I of a two-part afternoon celebrate 27 outdoor performances to drive people to hospital, when back in March this felt redistributed surplus food to impossible. As we were getting frontline charities or made up care used to adapting to ever-changing packages for key workers. circumstances in adverse times we made a documentary – No Our Learning & Engagement (L&E) Ordinary Summer – that captured the department [formerly Education atmosphere of the extraordinary department] also adapted and year, celebrating the commitment found ways to continue their work of Glyndebourne’s staff in keeping with people with dementia and live performance alive. It was their carers through the Raise Your broadcast on Sky Arts and watched Voice project by making videos by 67,000 viewers. and supporting material to ensure that this vulnerable group had As indoor performances were still musical continuity. They also prohibited Glyndebourne cancelled launched an Arts Award at Home its 2020 Tour but announced on programme. Arts Award inspires 31 August, again when Covid-19 young people to grow their arts restrictions were eased, that it and leadership talents and results would stage a ‘staycation’ series in a national qualification. During of socially-distanced indoor 2020 many young people engaged performances, starting on 10 in costume and prop making, October 2020 with a programme of art and music activities through concerts and a small-scale opera Arts Award at Home and Primary in front of a reduced audience. School Backstage Tours with 189 The autumn season opened with Arts Award Discover & Explore a revival of In the Market for Love certificates awarded through the

Sam Stephenson followed by performances of a year.

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A group of young singers Lewis Murphy’s Belongings, a piece from Glyndebourne’s talent commissioned by Glyndebourne development programmes – Youth and premiered by GYO in 2017. Opera, Junior Performers and Working together in mixed groups Academy participants and alumni over Zoom on a collaborative – joined forces during lockdown for project they created mandala a project called Vocal Task Master, a images, poetry and film to convey weekly video call during which the their feelings of isolation, distance young singers performed to each and turmoil. other and provided feedback and support. Glyndebourne will never forget 2020, but we do hope that falling The Place Beyond Tomorrow, a Covid cases and the roll out of the collaborative project between vaccine programme across the UK Glyndebourne Youth Opera (GYO) will ensure a return to normality and Project Opera in Minnesota soon. With socially-distanced, also took place during lockdown. reduced houses Festival 2021 The connection started in February opened on 20 May and we look 2020 when Project Opera staged a forward to growing our audiences new production in Minneapolis of again this year.

Composer Jonathan Dove wrote a short clapping piece entitled Applause 2020 that featured 40 collaborators – conductors, directors, singers – to celebrate the work of the NHS and key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 Environmental, Social and Governance James Bellorini Environmental, Social and Governance

Environmental Sustainability Glyndebourne is committed • We were delighted to get planning At Glyndebourne we are very concerned about the impact of climate change to continuing to improve its permission and the very generous and the worldwide dependence on the dwindling supply of fossil fuels. We environmental performance and support of Charles Holloway to are committed to being industry leaders in minimising both our direct and has signed up to the Spotlight enable us to commence work on indirect impact on the environment, and encouraging everyone we engage Programme, which is being a new building created almost with to do the same. We aim to ensure that environmentally responsible delivered by Julie’s Bicycle on behalf entirely from local recycled management and operational procedures are fundamental to all that we do of Arts Council England. Over the materials including Ash from the and that we encourage a culture where all staff feel a personal responsibility four years 2018-2022 the programme hundreds of trees we had to fell to help us to minimise the carbon impact of Glyndebourne on the planet. is working closely with 30 of the due to Ash Dieback, chalk from the UK’s largest arts organisations to Sussex Downs, corks and glass. Since 2009 when we started reporting our direct carbon emissions, these achieve measurable reductions in The Holloway Croquet Pavilion, have been reduced by 83%. The most significant action we have taken to date energy use. We agreed challenging a valuable additional hospitality was the installation of our own wind turbine in 2011. This has generated targets for this at the outset and are space for further audience 105% of the electricity that we have used on site since then, with any excess on track to meet those targets by the development and L&E activity, will being supplied directly to the National Grid, providing green electricity to end of 2022. be ready for Festival 2022. power local homes. Whilst immediately halving our direct carbon emissions,

James Bellorini the physical connection of the turbine to the opera house has also raised Our focus over the past 12 months • Our 27-year-old gas boilers have Sarah Hopwood, Managing Director awareness of everyone’s need to protect the planet – company members, has included: been replaced with a significantly audiences and the local community. more energy-efficient system. • Participation in a national project Since 2011 our Environmental to think about how to make What next? In conjunction with Champions, a group of staff theatre more sustainable, working the COP26 meeting in Scotland volunteers, representing all on blueprints to promote change this autumn, we have joined Race Graph – 10 year analysis of direct emissions departments, have worked hard to through straightforward, practical to Zero, formally making the drive initiatives to further reduce our advice on the first steps everyone commitment to: carbon footprint. This has included should be taking. The goal is waste management to ensure zero a ‘Green Book’ of guidance for • Halve our greenhouse gas to landfill, widespread replacement sustainable theatre with the hope emissions before 2030 of lighting with low-energy LED, the it can become a shared resource, installation of free charging points widely disseminated, recognised, • Achieve net zero emissions before for electric cars, transport to and from owned and understood across 2050 the local train station for staff and theatre. The first chapter, to make audiences to encourage greater use theatre production sustainable, is • Disclose our progress on a yearly of the train, a BREEAM ‘excellent’ now being widely shared and we basis target in all building projects, and a are talking to production teams commitment to report annually on for 2022 and beyond to ensure that We will be aiming to do better than our carbon emissions. Working with this way of working is embraced this. waste partners Paper Round, even from the start. We are now our used PPE, necessary to ensure participating in focus groups to safe working during Covid-19, is develop the next chapter, to make recycled. theatre buildings sustainable.

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Social Governance At Glyndebourne we strive to be an open and inclusive organisation The strength of our Board of Trustees has been felt more than ever in embracing diversity and offering equality of opportunity in all areas of this past year of crisis, providing expert challenge and support in the our work. We recognise that diversity is about recognising difference and very difficult decisions that have been made. We are delighted to have acknowledging the potential benefits of different perspectives in decision- recently appointed two new trustees Sharmila Nebhrajani and Helen making. Inclusion is about valuing these differences, and enabling everyone Ward [May 2021] bringing additional diverse skills and experience to to thrive at work; to create a sense of belonging, without the pressure to the Board. Furthermore, we are very excited to be launching a new conform. We have a culture based on respect. pilot initiative, our ‘Creative Conspirators’, a team of volunteers to work with the Board and executive management, bringing greater The shocking high-profile world We recognise the impact that diversity to our strategic thinking. The focus in the first year will be events of the past year including Covid-19 has had on our colleagues, on developing new audiences. the deaths of Breonna Taylor and whether furloughed, working George Floyd in the US, and the from home or on site, with no-one Our Governance structure continues to be supported by an annual The Place Beyond Tomorrow participants resultant rise of the Black Lives having chosen the position they programme of both internal and external independent audit and a in the UK and the USA collaborated Matter movement have sharpened find themselves in. Our greatest dedicated individual responsible for Governance and Compliance. via Zoom, autumn 2020. our focus to ensure that actions priority has been the health and speak louder than words. Our well being of everyone we engage former Equal Opportunities Group with, our Company members, has reformed as the Diversity and audiences and contractors. So Inclusion Steering Group, a non- whilst the support we have in place hierarchical group of volunteers through our Guardians Network, from across the organisation who a small team of our staff trained meet regularly to ensure that to offer a confidential outlet for we are listening and responding colleagues to share concerns about to all stakeholders, and that we behaviour or the culture at work, are taking every opportunity to Mental health first aiders and third drive change. We remain totally party support, the focus as we committed in our support of the emerge from the pandemic will be ‘10 principles to encourage safer to ensure that we thrive as a team and more supportive working and community. practices in theatre’. We have established groups to focus Covid-19 has also had a detrimental specifically on diversity within our impact on our economic impact artistic planning, audience reach on the local community over the and development, and governance past year, but we are proud of the and workforce. ways in which our L&E team have used digital technology in new ways to continue to engage with participants from communities near and far.

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2020 in pictures Sam Stephenson 2020 in pictures: Glyndebourne Opera Cup Richard Hubert Smith Richard

‘I feel incredible. To get such a stamp of approval from ‘All of the finalists performed to an extremely high Top: Final of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup (L-R) Artistic director Glyndebourne is the world.’ Edward Nelson standard... but Edward Nelson’s dramatic flair and vocal Stephen Langridge with Siphokazi Molteno, Alexandra Lowe, Edward Nelson, elegance set him apart on the night and made him our Dame Janet Baker, Eric Ferring, Meigui Zhang and Sungho Kim. worthy winner.’ Stephen Langridge, Artistic Director Bottom: Members of the Glyndebourne Youth Jury Previous page: Stage crew build one of the outdoor stages for summer performances.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 8 2020 in pictures James Bellorini

Clockwise from top left: Socially-distanced seating for the outdoor concerts in July; socially-distanced audiences moved indoors and back into the auditorium for autumn and winter performances at Glyndebourne; temperature testing became a mainstay for staff and audiences alike throughout 2020.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 9 2020 in pictures Alastair Muir James Bellorini OPEN HOUSE OPEN GARDENS

Top: The Glyndebourne Open House digital festival streamed 15 operas, We hosted over 3,500 visitors to the gardens to picnic and enjoy the grounds, one every Sunday evening at 5.00pm via YouTube for free. including a day devoted to the NHS and key workers as a token of thanks. Bottom: Open House launched on 24 May with The Marriage of Figaro

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 10 2020 in pictures: summer performances James Bellorini Sam Stephenson

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE LONDON PHILHARMONIC OF ENLIGHTENMENT ORCHESTRA

The OAE’s Garden Concerts, conducted by Aidan Oliver and featuring Entitled ‘Reverberations in Nature’ the LPO’s Garden Concerts featured works by Beethoven, Mozart and Jonathan Dove kicked off the summer works by Gabrieli, Wagner, Ives, Mahler and Takemitsu. Conducted by season on 21 July. Robin Ticciati with soloist Karen Cargill, they formed Part 1 of a two-part afternoon in August, followed by In the Market for Love.

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In the Market for Love – a new version by Stephen Plaice of Jacques Offenbach’s IN THE MARKET FOR LOVE Mesdames de la Halle, directed by Stephen Langridge and conducted by Robin Ticciati, was performed in the Glyndebourne gardens throughout August 2020.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 12 2020 in pictures: autumn performances Richard Hubert Smith Richard Bill Cooper

IN THE MARKET FOR LOVE THE MAGIC FLUTE

‘...an uproarious Offenbach farce that couldn’t be more topical – or more ‘The artists radiate joy at performing live for the first time in months’ welcome’ Daily Telegraph, October 2020 The Stage, November 2020 ‘a socially-distanced catfight accompanied by honks, crashes and swanee ‘With the Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra fleetly conducted by McFall, whistles was a brilliantly silly addition.’ The Spectator, October 2020 this Flute enhanced Glyndebourne’s reputation as a Mozart house’ The Sunday Times, November 2020

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 13 2020 in pictures: autumn performances Robert Workman Robert Richard Hubert Smith Richard

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS OAE CONCERT

‘It was a joy to appreciate the precision of the Glyndebourne Chorus in their ‘This concert hit a five-star stride within minutes of starting, then rendition of the classic Christmas countdown. No one skipped a beat.’ just got better. After months of listening via streamings and The Argus, December 2020 recordings... the joy of hearing a full orchestra burst gloriously forth in Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture was almost too much to bear.’ Bachtrack, December 2020

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Clockwise from top left: In 2020 teaching artists Laura Andrews (image 1) and Polly Baker (image 2) created work inspired by our Open House digital festival; composers who work as part of our Balancing the Score programme have had their residency extended by a further year so that they can stage the rescheduled Pay the Piper in spring 2022, pictured above L-R Anna Appleby, Cecilia Livingston, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Ailie Robertson.; Jerwood Young Artists performed outdoors in August (L-R) Emma Kerr, Huw Montague Rendall, Madison Nonoa-Horsefield, Frederick Jones and pianist Matthew Fletcher; detail from a larger work by Polly Baker inspired by our audience watching In the Market for Love, summer 2020.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has and outdoor opera performances, in 2020, contributing to the longer Theatre Tax Relief resulted in a fundamentally changed the followed by an autumn/winter term viability of these programmes. net deficit of £0.9m (2019: surplus financial environment for the arts programme of semi-staged of £0.6m). Cash and investments and cultural sector. Glyndebourne short opera performances in our Other income sources – retail, at the year-end amounted to has been no exception. The auditorium. The significantly programme sales, catering, £41.8m (2019: £45.4m), net of the cancellations of our annual Festival reduced income levels were a direct production hire, electricity CBILS loan and including £2.5m of and Tour have had a devastating consequence of fewer performances generation from the Glyndebourne investment gains (2019: £4.2m). We impact on our finances for 2020, and smaller numbers in our wind turbine, media development suffered unprecedented levels of but we also know that the situation audiences under social distancing – contributed a further £1.1m (2019: cash outflow during the course of would have been far worse restrictions as well as relevant £2.2m) with all such activities 2020, over £10m alone from refunds without the generous and loyal pricing for what was a very different that are dependent on audiences to ticket holders for Festival support of our Members, donors artistic offering in 2020. suffering a decline in levels of 2020 performances. This loss of and supporters who between income, with fewer performances cash was partially offset by the them contributed £4.6m to our Membership subscriptions and smaller and socially-distanced generous donations to our Covid-19 Covid-19 Emergency Appeal and contributed £2.8m (2019: £2.6m), audiences. fundraising appeal. Prior to the let us keep funds for projects they reflecting the longstanding loyalty pandemic, cash and investment

James Bellorini had supported that couldn’t take of our Members through a time of Operating costs amounted to reserves had been deliberately Lisa Wong, Finance Director place in 2020, including £1m of crisis. £16.8m (2019: £29.6m), including built up over a number of years in production sponsorships. We are investment in the planned preparation for entering a period ever grateful for this support and Fundraising income – in addition productions for 2020 prior to of significant capital investment generosity. We also benefitted to the Covid-19 donations and cancellations of the Festival and in our backstage systems and the from government support in the grants noted above, we received Tour, and goodwill payments made audience experience. Our reserves form of the furlough scheme and £1.7m of core support* (2019: to all artists and seasonal staff will ensure our ability to survive a £5m short term loan under the £3.3m), much of this towards our whose contracts were cancelled. the impact of Covid-19. However, Coronavirus Business Interruption artistic programme. Fundraising This lower level of spending all but the absolutely essential Loan Scheme (CBILS). for the New Generation Programme also reflects the reduced scale capital investment plans have had totalled £620k (2019: £987k) of the summer and autumn/ to be postponed as we redirect our Operating turnover totalled providing valuable continued winter artistic programmes, all reserves to rebuilding our business. £15m, around half that of a support for our non-core produced, rehearsed and delivered normal year (2019: £28.6m). This audience and artist development following government guidance * Core support includes production included £6.3m of income received programmes*. This support will around social distancing in force sponsorships and donations to our as a direct consequence of the become ever more needed as we at the time. Other costs directly Annual Fund. Non-core audience and pandemic – donations to our emerge from the pandemic and associated with delivering the artistic development programmes sit Covid-19 Emergency Appeal and look to rebuild our audiences Festival and Tour were also lower under our New Generation Programme grants received under the furlough and livelihoods of artists. We with reduced activity and smaller (NGP) – for more information on our scheme. are incredibly grateful for the audiences. NGP activity see the ‘Funding Impact’ continued support of Arts Council section which starts on page 21. Box Office income contributed England, which provided an This has resulted in a net operating £0.8m (2019: £17.5m) from our important contribution to our deficit of £1.8m (2019: budgeted outdoor summer programme of reimagined autumn/winter season deficit of £1m). The contribution open gardens, garden concerts and delivery of our L&E programme from investment income and

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Outlook Five Year Financial Highlights

We gained some very positive learnings from the forced restrictions on our Glyndebourne Productions Limited artistic and digital programmes in 2020, positioning Glyndebourne to deliver the highest quality opera even more efficiently when we are permitted to 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 get back to full strength. We are exploring alternative income generating £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 opportunities, including the use of our digital content following the success TURNOVER 15,052 28,571 28,081 30,028 27,995 of our 2020 Open House screenings, and broadening the scope of our Box Office 802 5% 17,517 61% 16,756 60% 16,671 56% 17,372 62% e-commerce merchandising following the growth of online sales throughout 2020. We are also developing a new model of touring that will have a Membership 2,799 19% 2,576 9% 2,449 9% 2,674 9% 2,749 10% symbiotic relationship with our L&E programme and feature a ‘residencies’ Fundraising 10,387 69% 6,325 22% 6,880 25% 8,361 28% 5,603 20% presence in and around the local communities of the locations to which we - Core 1,677 3,251 3,401 3,530 3,088 tour, recognising the need for a more financially viable way to share our work - ACE 1,659 1,629 1,629 1,629 1,628 with broader audiences. - NGP 620 987 982 977 887 - Capital 75 458 868 2,225 - - COVID 4,561 - - - - - Government grants 1,795 - - - - Other 1,065 7% 2,153 8% 1,996 7% 2,322 8% 2,272 8%

OPERATING COSTS 16,824 29,572 28,361 27,478 27,981 Production-related 8,821 52% 20,111 68% 18,390 65% 18,061 66% 17,824 64% Management/admin 5,002 30% 5,395 18% 5,936 21% 5,564 20% 6,861 25% Premises/depreciation 2,372 14% 3,170 11% 3,105 11% 3,056 11% 2,676 10% Other 629 4% 896 3% 929 3% 797 3% 620 2%

OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) -1,771 -1,000 -279 2,550 14

INVESTMENT INCOME 213 177 158 365 326

THEATRE TAX RELIEF 675 1,409 1,424 1,799 1,413

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) -884 585 1,303 4,714 1,752

TOTAL CASH & INVESTMENTS 41,785 45,438 40,735 41,653 35,732 Cash and investments 46,785 45,438 40,735 41,653 35,732 Borrowings -5,000 0 0 0 0

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k) 17% („.Žm) £1.6m furloughed Project Opera group 470 participants Visitors to Core (Œ.Žm) NGP („.•m) ACE Support from 5,941 collaborated across 193 Glyndebourne’s Covid-„’ Government the Government’s 117 Live audience with GYO hours of activity Open Gardens Emergency Appeal grants furlough scheme Cancelled performances 1 67,000 1,109 Viewers watched Views of New outdoor opera Expenditure £10m No Ordinary Summer The Place Beyond 52% Refunded in Tomorrow film (8.8m) Production related ticket returns Autumn Glyndebourne Opera Cup 1 1 1 Visual Art Indoor Semi-staged Orchestral £16.8m 200 Entrants from 10 Judges plus our opera opera concert 4% 39 countries first Youth Jury of 12 Artists exhibited in the Art at (Ž
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The pandemic has had a devastating impact on so many people. It has hit years, that have enabled us to make filming, generously supported by In March we worked with Sky Arts our industry hard. However, the generosity shown from our supporters significant payments to seasonal donors, over the last two decades. again to broadcast the 2020 singing in donating to our Covid-19 Emergency Appeal has been wonderful. It has staff and freelance artists, over competition The Glyndebourne meant that freelance artists and staff have been financially supported during two thirds of our workforce, whose ‘My late husband (who had been going Opera Cup. We also created a new this difficult time. The incredible backing from our donors, Members and livelihoods have been devastated to Glyndebourne since 1956) and I saw behind-the-scenes documentary supporters in 2020 has also allowed us to move forward and to be flexible, as a result of the pandemic. this [Le nozze di Figaro] in 2012. It is Glyndebourne: No Ordinary Summer. innovative and ambitious despite the circumstances. wonderful and has already brought a The documentary was shown on ‘When individuals donate the price of tear to my eye. Thank you so much.’ Sunday 20 December on Sky Arts In 2020 donations contributed to our L&E work, digital initiatives, talent their cancelled tickets to Glyndebourne, and was available to watch for free development programmes, critical capital investment and, not least of all, or give a separate donation, they aren’t Open House reached more people on the Glyndebourne YouTube support for our artists and staff through the Covid-19 Emergency Appeal. The just supporting the building, but also than we imagined. In the first three channel from Sunday 27 December key areas of impact and investment during 2020 were: supporting the people who work within weeks more people watched online until Monday 4 January 2021. This it, and their families, and, critically, than would come to our summer documentary revealed the spirit their futures and the future of the Festival. We usually average around and determination that ensured Covid-19 Emergency Appeal company itself. So if you are a donor, on 10,000 views per stream whereas the show could go on, resulting In response to the pandemic, and behalf of us all, thank you.’ Open House ranged from 25,000 to in Glyndebourne becoming the sadly having to cancel Festival 81,000, averaging 41,000 per stream. first UK opera house to perform 2020, we launched an appeal to help Developing future audiences full-length opera to a live audience raise funds for artists, staff and Glyndebourne Open House – following Investment in filmed content – in since the start of the Covid-19 seasonal employees who would the closure of our theatre due addition to Open House we also pandemic. have otherwise faced a devastating to the pandemic, we launched reached audiences through our financial impact. The overwhelming Glyndebourne Open House: an streaming and broadcast partners. support and generosity shown by online festival that featured our supporters has meant we have free online streaming of a full been able to financially support Glyndebourne opera every Sunday every seasonal staff member and at 5.00pm on YouTube throughout freelance artist contracted to work the summer. Each opera was during Festival 2020. available to watch for one week.

The Covid-19 emergency appeal has Open House launched on Sunday raised £4.6m and we were able to 24 May, what would have been the borrow £5m under the Government first weekend of Festival 2020, with Coronavirus Business Interruption Glyndebourne’s most performed Loan Scheme, a valuable opera Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage contribution to short term cash of Figaro). Figaro opened our first flow. Around £1.7m has also been Festival in 1934 and was the first generated from the Government to be performed in the new opera Job Retention Scheme. It is all house in 1994. We streamed 15 of these sources of funding, in productions by the end of August. conjunction with reserves, which All of our online streaming is made

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Learning and Engagement (L&E) Sussex Widening Participation the technical and technological series of podcasts were produced, The young people taking part were 2020 was an extraordinary year, team to make sure those attending challenges involved the group were which were sent on CD via post given the mission to articulate and as a result the L&E programme would be from schools that would able to deliver an excellent recital via along with word sheets, as well collectively their vision for The Place responded, adapted and evolved to benefit most from the initiative. Zoom to an invited audience in July. as being shared on the website. Beyond Tomorrow (a line from Laura meet the changing circumstances In March we also recruited and In the autumn we were able to Attridge’s libretto for Belongings) and needs of participants. The year facilitated the first ever Youth Jury Arts Award at Home – another make socially-distanced visits to with a facilitated dialogue at its began with a range of planned who adjudicated and awarded their response to the pandemic was to participants’ homes to sing to core between participants about activities: youth opera workshops own prize to Sungho Kim as part of create our Arts Awards at Home and with them from their front how the work we do can help to to support the development of The Glyndebourne Opera Cup. scheme as a way of providing gardens and we captured footage build the future we want. Young a new commission Pay the Piper opportunities for young people for a participant-led film inspired people from both sides of the which was to be performed in Vocal Task Master – when lockdown aged 11-25 to keep learning and by L’elisir d’amore that was created Atlantic joined together to revisit November 2020 and will now hit the programme switched engaging with opera and the arts in collaboration with the Royal the themes of the opera and create take place in February 2022; to online provision. Following while school and extracurricular Academy of Music’s Open Academy. new work inspired by the world Glyndebourne Junior Performers consultation with young people activities were suspended. The of 2020. (12 talented young singers from engaged in our programme, a new scheme provides a structure The Place Beyond Tomorrow – the local area) taking part in an project called Vocal Task Master for self-directed learning as following on from Minnesota Participants worked together intensive weekend of workshops was created. A highly committed well as remote support, group Opera’s production of our youth with a team of professionals via led by Mary King in January; local group of young singers met opportunities and a range of opera Belongings, we worked online sessions. Professionals primary schools taking part in the regularly on Zoom to share live resources based on Glyndebourne with the learning team in involved in the work included Primary School Backstage Tours solo performance, critical feedback productions. After completing Minneapolis on a ground-breaking Darren Abrahams, Kao Kalia Yang programme, carefully chosen with and peer support. The format a portfolio of work participants collaboration to bring young and Nardus Williams. Darren works our partners in the University of proved very successful and despite receive a nationally-recognised people from both youth opera internationally as a facilitator qualification through Trinity groups together virtually. The and project leader in the fields of Arts Awards. collaboration started in February cultural, personal and community 2020 when Project Opera staged a development. Kao Kalia Yang is a Raise Your Voice – in early 2020 new production in Minneapolis of Hmong-American writer, teacher regular sessions for our year-round Lewis Murphy’s opera Belongings, and public speaker and Nardus is a project for people living with a piece which was commissioned British soprano and former Jerwood dementia and their carers took by Glyndebourne and premiered Young Artist at Glyndebourne. The place in Cooksbridge, East Sussex. by Glyndebourne Youth Opera results were moving and profound Supporting our most vulnerable in 2017. The themes of kindness, for all involved, demonstrating participants during lockdown was a hope and understanding against that despite, or maybe because of priority and through Raise Your Voice a background of dislocation isolation, distance and turmoil we stayed in touch via email, post and conflict were as relevant in it is possible to find new ways of and telephone. Volunteers called Minneapolis in 2020 as they were coming closer together. A short to check in and we emailed links in 2017 in the UK. This new piece of film of the project and the groups to projects participants could do at work was given greater impetus by singing one of the choruses from home, including a warm-up video, the killing of George Floyd and the Belongings was shown as part and participants from our Youth urgency felt by both companies in of Glyndebourne’s Christmas Opera group filmed themselves responding to the growing social Concerts in December 2020.

Pippa Slaytor saying hello and singing a song. A justice agenda.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 22 Funding Impact 2020

Securing artistic excellence well as Madison Nonoa-Horsefield Glyndebourne through a summer The Glyndebourne Opera Cup - the Opera who will join the 2021 programme. residency. In 2020 Polly Baker and Cup returned in early 2020 – an Laura Andrews created work inspired international singing competition Balancing the Score – we decided to by our Open House festival, and launched in 2018 – to search for the extend the Balancing the Score scheme provided creative prompts for young next big opera star. The competition, for the current cohort of female people engaged in our Arts Award at which was made possible thanks to a composers for a further calendar year Home programme. Their work was generous legacy gift from the estate in order for their residency to include shared on social media throughout of Arthur Wise as well as donations and culminate with performances of the summer and was part of our from other individual supporters, their piece Pay the Piper in early 2022. winter online exhibition. attracted over 200 entrants from We worked with our four composers 39 different countries. Following to identify interesting small-scale Investing in our facilities preliminary heats, 20 singers aged projects for them to undertake Our essential backstage project has 22-31 were invited to take part in the in response to the pandemic. For been on hold since we sadly had to semi-final at Glyndebourne. The example, Anna Appleby worked with cancel the 2020 Festival. To stay at competition offered a top prize of countertenor James Hall on a new the forefront of theatre technology, £15,000 and a guaranteed role at a composition entitled Bird. we need to invest in the upgrade leading international opera house. of our backstage systems. Recent The final was broadcast live on Sky Debut and cover artists – despite technology has generated a wealth Arts in March. Edward Nelson, 31, the cancellation of Festival 2020, of new opportunities to improve the from the USA was crowned overall the mini-festival of outdoor technical processes on our stage. winner. Alexandra Lowe, 28, from the performances over the summer Donations to our Annual Fund will UK took the second place prize and provided the opportunity for ten help Glyndebourne to carry out the Eric Ferring, 27, from the USA third cover roles in the programme as well essential transition from a manual place prize. The Audience prize went as solo opportunities for the Chorus. backstage system, that derived to soprano Meigui Zhang from China in the 19th Century, to a modern, and the Dr Ginette Theano Prize for Visual arts – Glyndebourne’s Gallery automated fly system. This will allow Most Promising Talent went to South 94 launched its first winter online for greater creative possibilities, African mezzo-soprano Siphokazi exhibition, Fair Ground, on Saturday faster scenery changes and even more Molteno. Our first ever Youth 30 October to Glyndebourne daring operatic experiences – that we Jury awarded a prize for the most Members. This exhibition showcased can’t wait to showcase. As we begin engaging performance, which went to new work by 22 Sussex-based recovery from a multi-million-pound South Korean tenor Sungho Kim. artists, exhibiting recent graduates loss caused by the pandemic, we and emerging artists alongside are determined to not only survive Jerwood Young Artists – 2020 marked ten established names, also available via but to thrive. Glyndebourne’s major years of the Jerwood Young Artists our online shop. capital campaign to upgrade and fully programme and we celebrated with automate our backstage systems James Bellorini two garden concerts in August with Each Festival we invite two PGCE remains a top priority despite some wonderful performances from former Art and Design students from the inevitable delay. Jerwood singers Emma Kerr, Frederick University of Brighton to apply Jones and Huw Montague Rendall as for the chance to discover opera at

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 23 Funding Impact – summary of investment

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Total £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 Total Fundraising 10,387 6,325 6,775 8,361 5,603 37,451 - Core (including legacies) 1,750 3,251 3,296 3,530 3,088 14,915 - ACE 1,659 1,629 1,629 1,629 1,628 8,174 - NGP 620 987 982 977 887 4,453 - COVID (including government grants) 6,283 - - - - 6,283 - Exceptional* 75 458 868 2,225 - 3,626

* Exceptional fundraising includes income raised for Backstage Automation in 2019 and 2020, the Production Hub in 2017 and 2018 as well as the Tour 50th celebrations in 2018.

Total investment 10,221 6,130 10,943 5,600 5,371 38,265 - Core* 1,652 2,940 5,894 2,571 2,656 15,713 - ACE 1,659 1,629 1,629 1,629 1,628 8,174 - NGP total investment - split as follows: 270 1,386 904 823 1,087 4,470 - Developing future audiences 77 601 447 438 489 2,052 - Securing artistic excellence 136 237 294 166 189 1,022 - Learning & Engagement 28 529 131 170 324 1,182 - Developing our skills 29 19 32 49 85 214 - COVID 6,283 - - - - 6,283 - Exceptional 357 175 2,516 577 - 3,625

* Unrestricted legacies received over the 12 year period 2006-2018, and which are deliberately not considered to be part of operating income and used to pay the wages but ring fenced for strategic use at the discretion of the Board, were used to meet the shortfall in fundraising for the construction of the Production Hub resulting in an investment in 2018 in excess of the funds raised.

Image overleaf: Autumn performances of In the Market for Love moved indoors and were performed to socially-distanced audiences in Glyndebourne’s auditorium

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 24 Title Supporters

Xxxx Richard Hubert Smith Richard Our 2020 supporters

We would like to thank the Andrew and Bridget Batchelor Mr Tim Bunnell Prof J R O Collin Mr and Mrs Mark Dumas many individuals, trusts, Mr and Mrs P A Batchelor Mr John M Bunting Carol and Paul Collins* Mrs A C Dunbar Sir Peter and Lady Baxendell Mark Burch Mr Crispian Collins D R Dunkerley Esq foundations, and companies Peter Bazalgette and Hilary Newiss Mr Oliver Burgel Lady Collum Geoffrey Dunn who provided generous support Sir David Bean Mrs Helen Burgess and Vicki and Nigel Colne CBE Mr and Mrs P Durston Mrs S Beaumont Mr Stephen Burgess Dr Neville Conway Hugo Eddis to Glyndebourne during 2020. Maureen Bebb Mr and Mrs George Burne Giles and Sonia Coode-Adams Mrs Julia C Edmundson Dr Clemens Becker George and Daphne Burnett Mr C P Cooper Mr A W C Edwards Individual donors Michael Bednar and Barbara Ruehlmann Jules and Cheryl Burns Mr Granville Cooper Mr Kevin Egan and Ms Judith Lawless Sir Gerald and Lady Acher Mr and Mrs Lee Benham* Sir Andrew Cahn Mr and Mrs H P Cooper Mr and Mrs Robert Elliott Dr Christopher Ahrens Robert Berman The Hon Mrs Camilla Cameron Miss Janet Cooper Ms Diana Ellis QC Sigi Aiken Mr and Mrs I Bidgood Mr Andrew Campbell Mr and Mrs M J Cooper The Elphick Sisters Amy and Richard Ainscough Mike and Sarah Bignell Donald Campbell Mrs Kristin Cope Mr and Mrs M Else Jon and Julia Aisbitt Mrs Glynis Billett Tim and Liz Capon Mrs E Coren Claire Enders Mrs O Aisher Mr and Mrs Hew Billson Mark and Rosemary Carawan Mr and Mrs Peter Costain Peter and Fiona Espenhahn Alreem N Al-Jaidah Mr David Bingham Miss Francesca Carington Miss Ann Cottis Dr and Mrs John E Etherton Lord Aldington Sir Winfried Bischoff Ms S Carlisle and Mr A Carlill Mr and Mrs Nicholas Coulson Mr Anthony Ettlinger Charles Alexander and Kasia Starega Mr Brian Biscoe Mr Timothy Carlisle Miss Katharine Cowdy Mr Fergus J D Evans Mr Charles Alexander Mr J A Bishopp Mr D J H Carr Mr D C Craig Handel and Yvonne Evans Richard and Diana Allan Professor Dame Carol Black Mr Edward Carr Eleanor Cranmer and Nick Thomas Dr Jane Evans and Mr William Samuel Mr and Mrs D J Allen Mr T P D Blackburn Mr Richard Carr Mr David E Crowe and Mrs Helen Crowe Ms Morfydd Evans Mr Patrick Allman-Ward Mr Roy W Blackwell Miss Ann Carrington Brook In memory of Peter and Morag Pleming Christine and Alan Ewart Mr Peter Alward Dr R P Blakesley Mr and Mrs B D Carroll Mr and Mrs J D H Cullingham Mrs Carolyn Eyton and Mr David Eyton Ms Lindy Ambrose and Mr Tom Reid Conrad Blakey OBE RD Mr J D Carroll The Rt Hon Baroness Cumberlege of Mrs Felicity Fairbairn and in memory Mr Christopher B Ames Mr M R Blandford-Baker Chris Carter and Stuart Donachie Newick CBE DL of Mr John Fairbairn Mr Timothy Amy Dieter and Annemarie Boettcher Mr John Casanova and Mr and Mrs Charles H Cunningham Ms Elaine Fairless Mr and Mrs John H F Anderson Dr and Mrs Richard Boger Ms Josephine Bassinette Mrs M C Curtis Dr A and Mrs M Fanconi Mr and Mrs Nigel Arch Mr James W T Bonnyman Mr and Mrs F J Cass Mrs S M Curtis The Late Hon Mrs Julian Fane Mark and Clare Armour Jean and John Botts Mr Dominic Casserley and Comte Hugues d’Annoux Lord and Lady Farmer Martin and Ursula Armstrong Adam Boulton and Anji Hunter Ms Nancy Broadbent* Mr Robin and Mrs Jane Dalton Holmes Michael Farthing and Alison McLean Louise and James Arnell Cyril and Alexandra de Bournet Mr and Mrs A D Castle Mr and Mrs Philip Daniel Dr Stewart Faulkes Mrs D M Ashurst Mrs Eva Bower Mr Mark Cavendish Mr Frank W T Davenport Mr Roger Fellows Mr and Mrs Edward Astle Mr I B Bower The Hon Lady Cazalet Patricia Davenport Ailsa and Jonathan Feroze David and Clare Astor Mr Orlando G J Bowie Roger and Rosemary Chadder Lord and Lady Davies of Abersoch Matthew and Sally Ferrey Mr J P Atherton Mr and Mrs G Bowles Miss Lydia Challen Mr Richard A Davies Mrs Dorothy Field Mr R J Atherton Mrs Patricia Brain Dr Desiree Baron and Mr Ashok Michael and Vivienne Davis Mr J R Fish Mrs Catherine Atkin and Mr Charles Atkin Mrs Diane Braun and Mr Peter Braun* Chandrasekhar Mr and Mrs Bernard Day Barbara Fisher OBE Mrs Caroline Atkinson Wardale Miss Dora Brennan Mr Henry Channon Mr Robert Deed Mrs Claire Fisher Mr and Mrs Thomas Attwood Mr Stephen Brenninkmeijer Prof Helen Chapel Mr Ken Dent Graham and Marveen Flack John and Catherine Avery Jones Mr and Mrs W R J Brenninkmeijer Joanna and Clive Chaplin John and Susan Dewhurst Mr Mark Fleming Mr Robert Ayling Miss R M Brewer Samantha and Nabil Chartouni* Roger Diamond and Hannelore Miss S R E Fletcher Mr Philippe de Baere Charlie and Arabella Bridge Sir Tim and Lady Chessells Pistorius Diamond Louise Fluker Mrs Claire Bailey Malcolm and Carola Brinded Michael and Sally Christopherson Mr and Mrs Brian Dickie Georges Fonade Lt Cdr N Bailey RN Jonathan and Helen Britton Professor Susan Clark Joanna Dickson Leach Jennifer Forsberg Sir John and Lady Baker Penny and Robin Broadhurst Martin and Dani Clarke Baron Othmar von Diemar Hamish and Sophie Forsyth Mrs Richard W S Baker Gillian and Philip Broadley Dr and Mrs R T Clarke Luis Díez de los Ríos Mr Laurence Foulds Mr Gabriel Balbo Mr and Mrs Robin Broadley Mike and Susan Clasper Viscountess Dilhorne J E Francis Esq Dr and Mrs R K Baldwin Mr and Mrs Broadwater* Mrs B Clauson Clive and Kate Dilloway Ms PJ French Mr and Mrs Alan Barber Sir Francis and The Hon Lady Brooke Mrs C Clay Mr John Doulton François Freyeisen and Shunichi Kubo Jane Barker CBE Mr Brian Brown Dr Frank and Mrs Madeline Clayton Christine Douse and Peter Stevens Mrs J E Frost Jolyon and Sam Barker Mr Ewan Brown Mr Jim Clemes Mr James Dow Miss Antonia Gabites and Dr Michael Jack Mr Andrew Barnard Mr Ian Brown Lord Cochrane of Cults Mr and Mrs T H Drabble Dr Angela Gallop CBE and Mr David Russell Mr David Barnard and Miss Jennifer Youde Mr and Mrs R D Brown Mrs Gillian Coe Ms Sheila Drew Smith Mrs Cynthia Buchanan Miss Julia M D Barnes Mr Neil Bruce and Miss Alexandra Baker Mr and Mrs David Coke Mr J L Drewitt Prof David M Gann CBE and Ms Anne Asha Ray Barrell Mr Simon Brumfit Mr John Coke Christopher Drury Esq Mr and Mrs Oliver Gates Robin Barton Dominic and Corina Buckwell Mr J C Coleman Shelby du Pasquier Mr and Mrs Michael J Gerson Mr Patrick Bartrum Mr G F Budenberg Mr Edward Henry Marcus Coles Kate Dugdale Mr Surojit Ghosh and Dr Susan Ghosh Mr Ian Bass Mr David J A Bunker Mr A R Collender Mr Charles E Dumas Alan and Mary Gibbins

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 26 Our 2020 supporters

The Honourable William Gibson Dr and Mrs Christopher Harris Mr Paul Jackson Professor Mathias Gautel Mr and Mrs Nick Maclean Jamie Gidlow-Jackson and Stewart Faulkes Warwick Harris Dr and Mrs B W Jacobs Walter and Elisabeth Kurz Jonathan MacQuitty and Laurie Hunter* Mrs Helen Gillingwater Mr Chris Harrod In memory of David Jalving Mrs S Lancelyn Green Mr Colin Mair Mr and Mrs C B Gillmore Mr M J Hartnall Mrs R J Jay Professor John D Langdon Mr F A Maljers Sandra and Tony Gilroy Mr and Mrs Peter Hartnell Gabriella Jeffries Madame Marion Jeanne Raguin Prof and Dr Anthony Manning Dr A R Giora Mr and Mrs J F Hartz Patricia and Philip Jelley* Mr Richard de Lange Miss M R Manser Professor Andrew Glass and Linda Craft Dr Christina Haubrich Mrs Anke Jenckel Mr and Mrs Christopher Langridge Benedict Marsh Barbara and Robert Glauber* Mr Oliver Haubrich Mr D Jessop Ms Sophie Lapthorne Mrs Michelle Marsh Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE Rick and Janeen Haythornthwaite Mr Harold Joanknecht and Mr J M Latham Mr Alan Marshall Mr and Mrs Martyn Glover Roger Heath MBE and Alison Heath MBE Mrs Stephanie Joanknecht-Kogels Mrs Pru de Lavison Miss Diana Marshall Mrs A M Godfrey Wendy and Nicholas Heesom Mr William John Murray Lawrence Mrs EB Martin Mr David Godfrey Mr and Mrs A D Hemming Mr A and Mrs H Johns Professor Graham Layer and Mrs Katie Mason Mr J B Gold Mr William Shields Henderson Mr and Mrs Michael Johnston, Mr and Mrs Mrs Jenny Layer Mr P S Masterman* Dr Richard Golding Dr Anne Hermanson Kit Braden, Mr and Mrs Fergus Watson Dr W G Le-las Mr and Mrs Rosemary Mathalone* Mr and Mrs James Golob Malcolm Herring Mr D C F Jones Mr J Leigh Pemberton CBE Mr Fraser Mathews Mrs Janet Goode Mrs Lesley Hewitt Miss Janet Jones Mr David Leigh-Pemberton Harriet and Michael Maunsell Mrs J M Gooder Dr Andrew Higgins Mrs Judi Jones Mr Roger Leighton and Ms Lorraine Shaw Mrs Barbara Maw Mr George Gordon Ms Judith Higgins Mr and Mrs Keith Jones Ms Adrianne LeMan Andrew and Vivien May Ben Gough Dr Paul R Hill Mr Nigel Jones and Mrs Francoise Mr and Mrs A Leonard Prof Richard Mayou Sarah Lady Gough Mr and Mrs Richard Hill Valat-Jones In memory of Patrick Lepper John and Anne McCall Lorna Gradden Mr Andrew Hine Mr Oliver Jones Mrs Barbara Lewis David and Janet McCue* Mr C R S Graham Sir Michael and Lady Hintze Mrs Pippa Jones and In memory of Mrs Junette Lewis who Mr Ian McGaw Mr R A Greatorex Mr John Hinze Professor Anthony Jones visited Glyndebourne for 60 years Mr and Mrs C I McGonigal Mr C H G Green Mr and Mrs John Hitchins Mr and Mrs Marc Jordan Mr and Mrs D G Lewis Alan McLean Monika and Peter Greenleaf* Mr and Mrs R A Hitchman Mr William Jutsum Mr Richard Lewis Mr Peter McManus Miss Georgia De Grey Mr Christian Hodell Mr James Kalbassi Mark and Sophie Lewisohn Simon C G Melluish Dr Richard Gribble Professor Christopher Hodges OBE Mr Michel Kallipetis QC Mr and Mrs R G Lightwood Mr Michael Menzies Aled Griffiths Miss Jenny Hodgson Mr Jonathan Kane Mr and Mrs Peter Lim Mrs Alison Merriman Mr J M Grime Mr Richard G Hodgson Mr Arthur Kay L E Linaker Esq Mr Daniel Merz Stewart Grimshaw Davina Hodson Steven Kay QC Mr Vivian Lines W J Meyers Richard and Odile Grogan Mr Daniel Hoelder Nina Kaye and Timothy Nathan Laurie Linn David and Wendy Millar Mrs Virginie Gueroult André and Rosalie Hoffmann Mr Mark Keatley Mr John Little Mr Paul Miller Mrs N M Guest Christopher A Holder Mrs Carol Anne Kennedy Lord and Lady Lloyd of Berwick Mr T B Miller Donald Gulliver Esq Lady Holdsworth Miss Catherine Kentridge Dr M A Lloyd Maurice Millward Professor John Gunn Mrs Amanda and Sir Sydney Kentridge William Lock Euan Milroy Mr Michael Hacking Mr Martyn Christopher Hole Mr Alan Kerry Peter and Veronica Lofthouse Mrs Sara Mindus Gareth Hadley Mr T Hollaway and Ms Heather Thomas David and Clare Kershaw Miss R Lomax-Simpson Dr and Mrs Mitchinson Colin and Naomi Hall Mr Markus Holtz Mrs Alina Kessel Mr Paul and Mrs Erica Lopez Liora and Michael Modiano Mr Peter R Hall Mr Adrian Hopkinson Mr Gregory King Dame Felicity Lott Mr and Mrs Moghabghab Pauline and Peter Halliday Mr Thomas Hosking Mr Neil King Mrs Gerda Louis-Hansen John Montgomery Cathy and Peter Halstead* Peter How Sir John Kingman Mr Mark Loveday Sir Martin and Lady Moore-Bick Stephen and Sheila Hammerton Dr Keith Howard Mr George Kingston Mr and Mrs Richard Lovell Mr and Mrs David Morant Mr Christopher Hampson Mr and Mrs R H Howard Dr J C Kingswood David and Celia Lowe Mrs A J M Morgan Mr M D R Hampson Mrs Maria Hughes Mr Henry Kinloch Mr Stanley Lowy Mrs A Morgan and Mr J Morgan Mr Mark Hancock Dr and Mrs David Hunt Mr Matthew J L Kirk Mr and Mrs Héctor Luisi* Miss B Morris Mr and Mrs Guy Hands Mr G M Hunter Dr Nigel Kirkham Julia Lukas Ms Carolyn Morris Mr Peter Hansen Mr John Hussey Mrs E M Kitson Andrew and Tracy Lynch Mr Tim Morrison Mr A D Hanson Mr Christopher D Hutton Ms Kloner and Mr Hewitt Dr and Mrs Stewart Lyon Simon and Fiona Mortimore Mr S Harcourt Williams Graham and Amanda Hutton Professor Vanessa Knapp OBE Mr Sebastian Lyon The Hon Mrs Susannah Moss Mrs Lucinda and Mr Simon Harding-Rolls Mrs Heather Hutton Mrs P J Knox Wright Mr G A Lythe Odile and Marc Mourre Mark and Susan Harding Mr Nicholas Illsley Mrs L M S Knox Adam and Elizabeth Maberly Dr and Mrs B J Mulady Dr I Hardy Mr Richard Inch Tom and Susie Knox Dr R B Macaulay Moira and John Murphy Mr and Mrs P W Hardy Mr Christoph Ingenhoven Mr Lorenz Koedderitzsch Louise and Donald MacDonald Kevin Murphy and Karen O’Keeffe Dr David Harper Mr John H Innes Mrs Elke A Koenig and Mr Georg Zaum Ms Margaret MacDonald Mr Jonathan Nash QC Mrs Hilary Harper Mr Stephen Ivermee Dr Robert Kovach Mr John MacGowan Mr Philipp Nattermann and With thanks to Dr and Mrs Peter Harper Mr and Mrs P S Ives Mr Kit Kruger Alex and Jill Mackay Miss Jenna Littler Dr Peter Harper Mrs Deborah Ivory Dr Gudrun Kunst and Dr A M Mackersie Dr and Mrs C Newman

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 27 Our 2020 supporters

Stephen W Nicholas* Dr Mark Puddy and Dr Susan Eggleton Mr Stephen Scott Mrs Elizabeth E Tankard Mrs C A Wells Miss Anna Nicholson Margaret Pullan Michael and Shirley Seaton Dr Mildred Tao Emma Whitaker Mr Keith Nicholson Mrs Virginia Purle Lorna Secker Walker Charles Target and Anne Zahner Mr M D White and Ms N O’Donnell-Keenan Kim Nicholson In memory of Wendy Pyatt Mr Nigel Seed Mr Martin Tattersall Dr Nicholas White Mr Richard Norgate Ms Melanie Rademacher Dr Hugh Seeley Dominic and Sophia Tayler George and Patti White* Mr Zaki Nusseibeh Valerie and Melanie Rademacher Mrs C T Seymour-Newton In memory of John F Taylor BEM Mr Rob White James and Michele O’Connell Mrs E Rae The Hon William Shawcross Mr Matthew Taylor Mr John Whiter Miss Ann O’Kelly Marian Gilbart Read Mrs Marion Shepherd DL Mike and Agatha Taylor Sir Clive and Lady Whitmore Mr R H O’Neill Manou Hoss and Pit Reckinger Ms Daniela Sieff His Hon Judge and Mrs Robert Taylor Anthony and Camilla Whitworth-Jones Mrs Jane Ollerton Mrs Alison Reed Peter and Catherine Sigler Mr Paul Terry Miss Daphne E Wickham Baron F C von Oppenheim Mrs J Reed Mr A M H Simon Coen N Teulings Esq Mr Nigel Wiggins Dr SJ and Mrs EK Orebi Gann Mike and Jessamy Reynolds Mr A H Simon Dr Ginette Theano FRCPsych Stephen and Rachel Wilcox Mr Jonathan Osborne Mr and Mrs David Rhodes Mr Carl-Michael Simon Mr and Mrs D G F Thompson Siân and Chris Wilkins Mr and Mrs A J Osmond Corinne and Victor Rice* Mr Henry Simon Mr and Mrs P J Thompson Philip and Rosalyn Wilkinson Mr Graham D Packham Mr D A S Richards Jane Simpson and Allen Thomas Mr Andrew Thomson Mr David Williams Dr and Mrs John and Jo Padfield Dr Fleur Richter Dr Peter and Mrs Vanessa Skelton Dr Kevan J Thorley Krysia and Grenville Williams John A Paine Ms Rosanna Ridley Mrs Caroline Skinner Mr Simon P Tindall Mrs Louisa Williams Mr Murray N Park Sir John and Lady Ritblat Mrs Kirsten Skov Mrs Jenny Toomey Mark and Rosamund Williams Hamish Parker Paul Rivlin Mrs Susan E Slade Mark Tousey * Mr R L Wills Tim and Thérèse Parker Mr Michael Robarts Mrs D Slaney Mrs Carolyn Townsend Mr Wilson and Ms N Callam Mrs Niki Parker Mr Bryan Roberts Mrs C C A Slater Mr Nicholas Train Allister Wilson Mr Roger Parkes Mr C W Roberts Jim Sloane and Sarah Chapman Roger and Deirdre Trapp Ms Caroline Wilson Dr Mark Pasola Ms Diane Roberts Mr and Mrs James Smillie Professor Michael Trimble Mr Craig Wilson Peter and Helen Patterson Mr and Mrs John Roberts Mrs B A Smith Mr and Mrs Clive W Tulloch Mark and Amelia Wilson Mr Frederik Paulsen Mr M C Roberts and Mrs D J Roberts Mrs Ann Smith Mr Tomas Turek Mr P D Wilson Prof Michael D Peake Miss Kasia Robinski Dr Caroline Smith Mrs Elizabeth Turner and Mr Giles Mrs Julie Wimbush Mrs R A Pearce Gould Dr Michael F Robinson Christopher and Sarah Smith Bateman* Mrs Tamsin Wimhurst Mrs Veronica Pearce Miss Caroline Roboh Mr Jason Smith H C J Turner Esq In memory of the late Tom Winser John C Pearson and Valerie Beggs Mr N Robson Jeremy Smith and Katie Wake Richard and Maggie Turner Rev and Mrs Peter Wintgens Mr Andrew M Peck Myrto and Christian Rochat Mr Malcolm Smith Dr T H Turner William and Alex de Winton Mr Jonathan Peck David Rockwell (through GAA) Sir Martin and Lady Elise Smith Mr David Tyler and Ms Margaret Fingerhut Mr Martin Wolf CBE Mrs Audrey Penfold Mr Kevin Rodgers Mr Michael Smith Mr Olivier Unger Dr Hin-Yan Wong Ben and Christina Perry Peter Herbert Rodgers* Mr R H Smith Christiane and James Valone* Mr Derek Wood QC Joan and Michael Perry Mrs Sally Jean Roe Mr Philippe Sollie Mr Herman Van de Velde J C Woodhouse Esq Lionel and Lynn Persey Miss Clare Rogers Mr and Mrs R C Southwell QC Mrs K Van Hagen Mr A Woodliffe Mr Franck R Petitgas Mrs E Roseveare and Dr M Roseveare Jonathan and Hazel Sparey Mrs Pauline Vernon Mr and Mrs Christopher Woodward Chris Pettman Mrs R B Ross David and Beverley Spence Charles and Sally Villiers Mrs Inge Woolf Mrs A Philipson and Prof Bo Philipson The Rothenberg family Hilary Spencer and Geoff Dawson Mr Peter Voigt Carol and Nigel Woolner MBE FRCM Miss Judith Phillips Mr William Rowe Professor James Spicer and Mrs Ina De Mr and Mrs J G Wackwitz Sir David and Lady Wootton Mr B J Pickering Dr Chris Rowland Hill Andrew and Sally St John Mr T S S Walley Linde and John Wotton Mr M A Pink Mr Roland Rudd and Mrs Sophie Rudd Mark and Elisa Stadler Toby Wallis Deputy Lieutenant and Mrs R Wray Mr and Mrs Rhys Pinna-Griffith Hunter Runnette Mr M J Staff MBE Mrs C W Walsh Mr Anthony Wyand Mr Matthew Pintus Professor Terence and Mrs Anne Ryan Mr H A J Staples Sally Walton Peter and Elizabeth Wylie Mr and Mrs J Pitman Janusz Rynkiewicz and Jan Leigh Nigel and Johanna Stapleton Clive and Catherine Ward Mr and Mrs Peter F Wynter Bee Lady Plastow Mr Yacine Saidji Philip Stear Mr Paul N A Ward Mr P S J Zatz Miss Judith Portrait Ginny and Richard Salter Mr Harold P Sterne Mrs Rosemary Clare Francesca Wardle Dr Theodora Zemek Mr Richard Potts Mr G Sambrook Dr Jane F Stevens Mr James Ware Mr Simon Zussman Marie-Christine Poulain and Read Gomme Sir Roger Sands Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Dr and Mrs Eric D Warner And 80 anonymous supporters Mr Richard Powell and Friends Mrs Yvonne Sanielevici Destribats Charlotte Stevenson Dr and Mrs P Warwick* Brigadier J L Pownall OBE Simon and Abigail Sargent Mrs M Stiller Rev John Wates OBE and Mrs Carol Wates Legacy Michael and Susan Pragnell Mr Walter Sawyer Eric and Virginia Stobart Mr Aaron Watkins Mrs Christine Irene Collins Mr Nigel K G Prescot Mr Frank Schneider Ms Mary Stokes Dr Alastair Watson Mr G C B Gidley-Kitchin Mr S N Price Sir David and Lady Scholey Mr and Mrs C A Sussex Ms Caroline Watson Mrs Norma Johnstone Michael and Sue Prideaux Mr and Mrs Clancy Schueppert* Andrew and Jane Sutton Mr R M L Webb Mr John MacDonald, CBE Miss Rosemarie Pritz Sir Christopher Scott Bt Lady Judith Swire Prof Jadwiga Wedzicha Dr J W Millbank Lady Prosser Sir David and Lady Scott Mrs Laura Sykes and Mr Andrew Sykes Dr Neil Weir and Mrs Sue Weir Mr G B D Pearse Mrs Deirdre Prower Mr Jeremy Scott Mrs Margaret Sykes Peter Wellings Miss V J Smith

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 28 Our 2020 supporters

Trusts, Foundations, and Organisations Corporate supporters The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust in Anglo American PLC memory of Sir Adrian Swire Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd Alan and Karen Grieve Charitable Trust Beacon Rock Limited Andor Charitable Trust Caring Homes Healthcare Group Limited The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust Charterhouse Development The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation Capital Limited The Boltini Trust Cinven Brian Mitchell Charitable Settlement Daily Mail and General Trust PLC Celia Blakey Charitable Trust Dechert LLP The Chalk Cliff Trust Deloitte The Charles Holloway Charitable Trust DIE ZEIT The Charles Peel Charitable Trust Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd Clore Duffield Foundation Hanover Acceptances Ltd The Consuelo and Anthony Brooke John Jenkins & Sons Ltd Charitable Trust John Lewis plc Dunard Fund John Swire and Sons Ltd The Gisela Graham Foundation Jones Day Godinton Charitable Trust JTI The Headley Trust Lipton Rogers Developments LLP Helen Wade Charitable Trust Lloyds Banking Group plc The Hon HMT Gibson’s Charity Trust The Mactaggart Family The Ian Askew Charitable Trust Mitsubishi Corporation Finance PLC Idlewild Trust Morgan Stanley J & M Meadow Charitable Trust NYNAS UK AB Jerwood Arts Ogilvy & Mather Limited Jerwood Foundation Société Générale John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust Strutt & Parker LLP Kirby Laing Foundation Talisker Ltd London Philharmonic Orchestra Tata Steel MariaMarina Foundation Tesco Plc Miss Myriam Trevaux Charitable Trust Tim Smartt and Nigel Farrow The Monument Trust Unilever PLC Neville Abraham Foundation Warwick Square Limited Ofenheim Charitable Trust Wates Group Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Wilkinson Building Co (Leeds) Ltd The Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation WT Partnership The Peter Stormonth Darling And two anonymous supporters Charitable Trust The Sidney E Frank Foundation * Part or whole donation through Glyndebourne The Spencer Wills Trust America Inc, an independent US-based The Thriplow Charitable Trust charitable organisation. Tufton Charitable Trust Wessex Glyndebourne Association The Woodward Charitable Trust Every effort has been made to ensure The Worshipful Company of Musicians the accuracy of our listings. We would And one anonymous supporter appreciate being made aware of any errors or omissions. Please email [email protected] or call +44 (0)1273 815 400.

GLYNDEBOURNE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 29 Glyndebourne’s Executive Directorate 2020

Executive Chairman Gus Christie Managing Director Sarah Hopwood Artistic Director Stephen Langridge Director of Artistic Administration Steven Naylor Technical Director Eric Gautron Finance Director Lisa Wong Director of Audience Development & Media Richard Davidson-Houston Director of Development Helen McCarthy Director of Customer Experience Donna Marsh Director of Organisational Development Veronica Brooks

Music Director Robin Ticciati

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