(Credit: Theatre Projects official website)

The Glyndebourne Festival has announced a series of socially-distanced indoor performances that will take place in Sussex, starting October 10, 2020.

The autumn season opens with the Glyndebourne’s new production of “In the Market for Love,” a new version of Jacques Offenbach’s “Mesdames de la Halle” by Stephen Plaice. This new production will be followed by a series of the semi-staged peformances of Mozart and Schikaneder’s famed singspiel “Die Zauberflöte.”

In a press release, Stephen Langridge, Glyndebourne’s Artistic Director, said, “For more than 50 years the Glyndebourne Tour has been a crucial part of our artistic programme, allowing us to bring world-class opera to thousands of people around the country, and continue our commitment to talent development. We are deeply disappointed that the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented us from going on the road this year, but we remain determined to find ways to keep performing.”

The full schedule will be released on September 7, 2020.