{"id":32189,"date":"2024-05-23T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/?p=32189"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:40:26","slug":"burgess-hill-girl-performs-at-glyndebourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/2024\/05\/23\/burgess-hill-girl-performs-at-glyndebourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgess Hill Girl Performs at Glyndebourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eleven-year-old Hana-Ines Slater is performing as one of the \u2018singing children\u2019 in the chorus of Diane Paulus\u2019s production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glyndebourne.com\/events\/carmen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmen<\/a> at Glyndebourne until the 24<sup>th <\/sup>of August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From now until the 24<sup>th <\/sup>of August, Sussex audiences can enjoy award-winning Broadway Director Diana Paulus\u2019s production of Carmen at Glyndebourne\u2019s 2024 Festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/burgesshillgirls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgess Hill Girls<\/a> student Hana-Ines Slater, age eleven, has been part of the Glyndebourne Youth Opera for two years. Having attended the two-day audition process in January 2024, Hana-Ines and eleven other performers were selected from over one hundred to be the \u2018singing children\u2019 for production.<\/p>\n<p>In the production Hana-Ines plays one of the street children wearing rags and her face, arms, and legs all covered in fake mud. She performs in three of the scenes, the normal maximum allowed for her age group, and sings a soprano line too.<\/p>\n<p>For Hana-Ines, who also plays the piano and flute and sings in the Burgess Hill Girls choir, performing at Glyndebourne has been a wonderful opportunity:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPerforming on stage is amazing. I have made lots of new friends and the adults are all really friendly. My muddy costume is ok, but I\u2019ve had to get used to having it on my face and arms. It takes a while to get off at night, but it is worth it!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>David Black, Director of Music at Burgess Hill Girls, is delighted to see Hana-Ines enjoying her first experience in a professional production.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHana-Ines is such a talented singer and musician. I know she has her sights set on a career as an actor and opera singer. She is now on her way!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven-year-old Hana-Ines Slater is performing as one of the \u2018singing children\u2019 in the chorus of Diane Paulus\u2019s production of Carmen at Glyndebourne until the 24th of August. From now until the 24th of August, Sussex audiences can enjoy award-winning Broadway Director Diana Paulus\u2019s production of Carmen at Glyndebourne\u2019s 2024 Festival. 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