The Glyndebourne Chorus

"Musically it's superb, with the most responsive chorus you're likely to hear..." - Independent on Sunday

"...sang with a fiery prowess to confirm the Glyndebourne Chorus's reputation as a cradle of tomorrow's stars." - Times Literary Supplement

Chorus Master Jeremy Bines

Glyndebourne takes pride, and justifiably so, in the performances of the Glyndebourne Chorus, whose quality and commitment makes it one of the pre-eminent choruses in international opera. It is recruited annually and comprises a large number of talented and aspiring soloists, mainly drawn from the music colleges, and a core of highly motivated professional choristers.

For many the Glyndebourne Chorus provides the much needed transition from opera course at a conservatory to the professional world, with the opportunity to understudy roles in the Festival and on Tour, and in some cases leading to engagement in a principal role on tour and later in the Festival. There is an infinite amount to be learned from working in close proximity with the high-calibre artists appearing here and from exposure to some of the finest conductors, with one of London's top symphony orchestras and Britain's premier period instrument orchestra.

The list of Glyndebourne Chorus 'alumni' who have forged careers on the operatic stage is long and distinguished. It includes Thomas Allen, Janet Baker, Barry Banks, Susan Bullock, Sarah Connolly, John Daszak, Richard Van Allan, Ryland Davies, Gerald Finley, Susan Gritton, Alastair Miles, Diana Montague, Dennis O'Neill, Anne-Marie Owens, Peter Rose, Janice Watson and Louise Winter.

Steven Naylor, Director of Artistic Administration

The Glyndebourne Chorus 2013

Sopranos

Reisha Adams
Charlotte Beament
Eimear Collins
Sadhbh Dennedy
Lucy Hall
Nicola Hughes
Susanna Hurrell
Louise Kemeny
Magdalena Molendowska
Angharad Morgan
Annabel Mountford
Nicola Mulligan 
Sara Lian Owen
Lucy Page
Jacquelyn Parker
Robyn Allegra Parton
Isabelle Rozier
Kirsty Stokes
Rachel Taylor
Katherine Watson
Pamela Wilcock
Jennie Witton

Mezzo-sopranos

Natalia Brzezińska
Leslie Davis
Lauren Easton
Annie Fredriksson
Mae Heydorn
Emma Kerr
Angharad Lyddon
Lilly Papaioannou
Anna Starushkevych
Thomasin Trezise

Tenors

Stephen Aviss
Stephen Chambers
Rupert Charlesworth
Jonas Cradock
David de Winter
Andrew Dickinson
David Douglas
Thomas Elwin
Peter Haydn Ferris
James Geer
Patrick Hyland
Stuart Jackson
Gareth Huw John
Oliver Johnston
Niel Joubert
Sean Kerr
William Knight
Michael Smith
Oliver Mercer
William Morgan
Jorge Navarro-Colorado
Anthony Osborne
Gyula Rab
Nicholas Scott
David Shaw
Bradley Smith
Neil Williams

Baritone/Basses

Ed Ballard
Stefan Berkieta
Trevor Eliot Bowes
Colin Brockie
Benjamin Cahn
Brendan Collins
Laurent Collobert
Nicholas Crawley
Andrew Davies
Timothy Dickinson
Thomas Faulkner
Adam Gilbert
Bartholomew Lawrence
Frederick Long
John Mackenzie
Adam Marsden
Aaron McAuley
Nicholas Morris
Timothy Nelson
Lancelot Nomura
Michael Parle
James Platt
Padraic Rowan
Daniel Rudge
Daniel Shelvey
David Shipley
Andrew Tipple
Giles Tomkins
Michael Wallace

The Jerwood Chorus development scheme

Since 2005 Glyndebourne has been able to increase its investment in developing young talent with the inauguration of the Jerwood Chorus Development Scheme. This programme has two aims: to provide training opportunities for members of the Glyndebourne Chorus, both as soloists and as members of an ensemble, and to increase performing opportunities for the many aspiring soloists that the Chorus nurtures. The singers work with leading conductors, directors, choreographers, theatre specialists and vocal coaches to enhance their skills and experience. The Scheme has been made possible through the generosity of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

Find out about the Jerwood Young Artists at the 2012 Festival