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In advance of tomorrow's free stream of The Rake's Progress, we delve into the Glyndebourne archive to uncover the history of this classic production, designed by David Hockney. You can watch the opera for free on our YouTube channel for 7 days from Sunday at 5.00pm. | Glyndebourne

[ON THIS DAY] Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in September 1951. The story concerns the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who leaves Anne Trulove (Aphrodite Patoulidou) for the delights of London in the company of Nick Shadow, who turns out to be the Devil...Watch this semi-staged production conducted by Barbara Hannigan! https://bit.ly/3PxpSTM | medici.tv

Go backstage with the remarkable cast of The Rake’s Progress and hear what they love most about performing Stravinsky’s dark comedy at the Met. Don’t miss your final chance to see Ben Bliss, Tenor, soprano Golda Schultz, Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo soprano, and Christian Van Horn, Bass-baritone, tomorrow, June 11. Buy tickets: bit.ly/3wh8cT7 | The Metropolitan Opera