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Opera Holland Park 2021 Review: The Cunning Little Vixen

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(Photo: Ali Wright) The second half of Opera Holland Park’s revamped summer offering opened this week with Leoš Janáček’s late, philosophical comedy “The Cunning Little Vixen,” conducted by Jessica Cottis and directed by Stephen Barlow. One of the strange gifts of lockdown for Londoners – those blessed with gardens anyway – was the opportunity, working from home, to experience more {…}

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Opera Holland Park 2021 Review: Wonderful Town

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(Image (c) Danny Kaan) Opera Holland Park features several collaborations thorughout its 2021 summer season, offering much-needed work to a myriad of freelancers from across the theatre world. Charles Court Opera will join OHP for a “Pirates of Penzance” in August; British Youth Opera will bring Rossini’s “L’occasione fa il ladro;” Waterperry Opera Festival are coming to town with a {…}

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Opera Holland Park Announces Song in Opera

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Opera Holland Park has announced Song in Opera. The short series of recitals curated by Julien Van Mellaerts presents three programs with an innovative focus on storytelling and will star pianists Perez, Ella O’Neill, and Simon Lepper. Singers will include Fleur Barron, Nicky Spence, Anush Hovhannisyan, and Nardus Williams, and three of the 2021 OHP Young Artists, Charlotte Badham, Charlotte {…}

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Opera Holland Park 2021 Review: The Marriage of Figaro

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(Credit: Ali Wright) Opera Holland Park’s season opened this week with the quintessential summer opera – a new production by Oliver Platt of W.A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s “Le nozze di Figaro,” a farce that is still as sparklingly inventive and effervescent as it was over 200 years ago. There is much to praise in this opening artistic salvo {…}

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Opera Holland Park Announces 2021 Season

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Opera Holland Park has announced its 2021 season. The festival will open in a redesigned, physically-distanced and semi-open auditorium and featuring five full productions: The summer season will open with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” with George Jackson conducting Oliver Platt’s production. The cast is set to include Julien Van Mellaerts, Nardus Williams, Elizabeth Karani, Ross Ramgobin, and Samantha Price. {…}

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Opera Holland Park Postpones ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ Stream

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Opera Holland Park is postponing its streaming of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” In a press release, the company said, “Opera Holland Park is aware of the #BlackOutTuesday movement among parts of the music industry that began to gather pace yesterday. We are individually and as a company committed to equality and we understand the desire of the music industry {…}

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Opera Holland Park Announces 2021 Season

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Opera Holland Park has unveiled its 2021 season which will feature four total operas from the standard repertory. The season is set to begin on June 1, 2021 with new productions of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Janacek’s “The Cunning Little Vixen,” and Mascagni “L’Amico Fritz.” The company will also be reviving the 2018 staging of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Casting {…}

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Opera Holland Park to Stream Verdi’s ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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On June 2, 2020, Opera Holland Park will stream their acclaimed production of Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera” on their YouTube channel and website. This video performance will mark what would have been the opening of the company’s 2020 season as the organization looks forward to being able to gather in person to perform. This production of the work was {…}

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Opera Holland Park to Hold Virtual Open Day Workshop Series

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With its 2020 season currently postponed, Opera Holland Park is holding its annual Open Day online, bringing interactive classes and events to audiences joining from home. On May 23, 2020, the company will be streaming from its Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages, as well as sessions on Zoom; while the events are open to all, those who wish to {…}