Watch the trailer for Itch - Opera Holland Park

Itch is open at Opera Holland Park, watch the trailer and hunt down your tickets of this short run while you can.

Watch the trailer for a glimpse into the staging, costumes and sound world of Itch.

An interview with Element Hunters, Tom Banks and Patti Taylor

5 Jul 2023

'We have experienced so much enjoyment and support from all the staff, performers and creatives at OHP – this is an opportunity to contribute directly to the continued development of OHP and its ethos. And it’s fun!'

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From page to stage: introducing Itch

Tue 16 May 2023 Opera Holland Park Theatre, Ilchester Place

Ahead of the world premiere of Itch, composer Jonathan Dove, librettist Alasdair Middleton, director Stephen Barlow and Opera Holland Park’s CEO and Director of Opera James Clutton join Anna Picard in a conversation about transforming the narrative of a best-selling adventure story into an opera, with music from countertenor James Laing.

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An interview with Stephen Barlow

24 Jun 2021

We caught up with the Director of The Cunning Little Vixen, Stephen Barlow, to talk about his relationship with OHP and the timely significance of Janáček's opera.

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Opera Holland Park announces a new commission for 2023

14 Feb 2022

We are delighted to announce a new commission and world premiere for 2023: Itch. Based on Simon Mayo’s bestselling novels Itch and and Itch Rocks, composer Jonathan Dove and librettist Alasdair Middleton have been commissioned to create a new opera for Opera Holland Park. Its hero is Itchingham Holte, a teenage scientist on a mission to collect all the elements in the periodic table.

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