Classical Notes: Glimmerglass all talent, but skip the intermission FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Workers build the outdoor stage at Glimmerglass earlier this summer. (Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival)Karli CadelShow MoreShow Less 2of11 Workers build the outdoor stage at Glimmerglass earlier this summer. (Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival)Karli CadelShow MoreShow Less 3of11 4of11 Workers build the outdoor stage at Glimmerglass earlier this summer. (Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival)Karli CadelShow MoreShow Less 5of11 6of11 8of11 9of11 11of11 Things will be different in the new season of the Glimmerglass Festival, which starts on Thursday, July 16, and runs through Aug. 17, and the pandemic is the reason why. There’s a new outdoor stage, the performance times have changed (11 a.m. or 6 p.m.), and social distancing protocols remain in effect for seating. What's the same is a thoughtful and varied program of musical works for the stage performed by a live orchestra with great singers aplenty, including operatic stars bass baritone Eric Owens, soprano Isabel Leonard, tenor William Burden and mezzo Denyce Graves.