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Opera Holland Park

A year-round commitment to excellence in opera, centred on an extraordinary three-month summer festival. 

Surrounded by the beautiful formal gardens and wilded woodlands of Holland Park, our canopied open-air auditorium is the perfect place to enjoy critically acclaimed opera in the heart of London. 

Find out more and book for our 2022 Season, which runs until 13 August!
Opera in Song Returns
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Opera in Song Returns

Combining the intimacy of a song recital and the drama of opera, our Opera in Song recital series opens next week, curated by Julien Van Mellaerts and Dylan Perez. Introduced to complement and enhance the Opera Holland Park Season last year, Opera in Song returns with an expanded programme of six recitals starting next Tuesday 28 June.

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Opera Holland Park 2022 Season

31 May – 13 August
July
August
Margot la Rouge / Le Villi

Margot la Rouge / Le Villi

Frederick Delius Giacomo Puccini 21 July – 6 August

Broken promises, broken hearts, lowlife and life beyond death contrast in a thrilling double bill of Delius and Puccini. Two surprise reunions between old flames take place: one leads to a crime of passion, the other to a supernatural act of revenge.

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Little Women

Little Women

Mark Adamo 22 July – 5 August

The UK premiere of an opera that has become a modern classic in the USA, Mark Adamo’s affectionate adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age novel.

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HMS Pinafore

HMS Pinafore

W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan 9 – 13 August

Cheekily defying the social and naval hierarchy, HMS Pinafore is both a tangled tale of love and a flagship of the G&S fleet.

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Opera in Song 2022

Opera in Song 2022

28 June – 3 July

Curated by Julien Van Mellaerts and Dylan Perez, the Opera in Song series returns with an expanded programme of six recitals to include a portrait of Carmen in song, a celebration of female composers and librettists, a survey of classic and classical American songs, and three programmes of Schubert song cycles given fresh contexts in poetry and music.

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The Royal Ballet School

The Royal Ballet School

6 – 9 July

The Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park with a rich, diverse programme of dance across five performances in July.

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Songs on the Steps

Songs on the Steps

13 May – 29 July

Songs on the Steps is our free weekly recital series featuring principal singers from the 2022 Season. Join us every other Friday on the steps of the theatre for forty minutes of free music in the fresh air of Holland Park. 

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OperaUNITY 2022

OperaUNITY 2022

9 March – 10 August

OperaUNITY is back for 2022, with six new fun-packed, free to attend family workshops full of music, dance and storytelling. Each session explores one of our 2022 Season productions, so you and the little ones in your life can enjoy the operas together.

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