Finally I could be able to buy tickets for the 2012 Glyndebourne Summer Opera Festival but I got tickets for the double bill by Ravel's Opera , I would have loved to see Marriage of Figaro but by the time I was able to buy, they were sold out . Since I moved to UK, I always wished to go to the Glyndebourne Opera but it looks so over the top with picnic and champagne and black tie event, it looked out our reach. but this year, I decided to go and judge for myself.
Set off 3:00 pm to Sussex , arrived around 4:15pm ,greeted by very polite old guard, our small Honda civic looks odd among posh and big cars. The garden looks so pretty and lake was far end. Already a lots of people were having picnic, chairs and tables dotted around this vast garden with wine and food . not an ordinary picnic at all. It looks more like very a posh social event and opera through in !!!!!!!
Some ladies are wearing velvet cape,just like in the old movie, all of men were in black tie, but a few men were wearing open shirts( surprisingly), some ladies were in long dress, but mostly wearing cocktail dress like me.
90 minutes picnic break are too long for my liking, my husband and I had nice very well made, tasty sandwiches ( by me actually) smoked salmon and ham, had to eat in the car because, it was too cold have picnic dinner in the garden. Washed down with sparkling water rather than sparkling wine because of driving.
The opera itself was extremely well produced and enjoyed very much , but we won't be back next year, too long and too far from our house.
I will try to see Glyndebourne production when they are touring near us. I am glad to be able to see the most famous English Summer opera and picnic event at last !!
I and my husband had a very good experience but not for us. I will stick to Royal Opera and ENO as usual.
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