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Win a pair of tickets for Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne

A chance to see a bloody good show for free

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Elliot Madore as the rake punished by Taras Shtonda's Commendatore
Robert Workman/Glyndebourne

We have a pair of tickets to give away to the performance on 13 July of Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s revival of Don Giovanni, directed by Jonathan Kent. All you need to do is answer the follow three questions. The answers can be found in the relevant place on theartsdesk.

  1. How many stars did our critic Ismene Brown give to this year’s revival of the production?
  2. Complete the sentence. When interviewed on theartsdesk, the director Jonathan Kent described the character Don Giovanni as “a sceptic who…”?
  3. Elliot Madore sings the title role in this revival. In which composer’s work did he appear at Glyndebourne two years ago?

Please submit your answers to ticketoffer@theartsdesk.com by midnight on 1 July. The first correct name out of the hat wins.

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