Find out more about our past productions below.
Past productions & events
Semele
G. F. Handel Thu 21 – Fri 22 AugustA mortal woman dares to love a god in Handel's beautiful baroque drama. Virtuosic musical storytelling of tragedy and drama is brought to you through some of Handel’s most sumptuous and lyrical music.
Find out moreThe Elixir of Love
Gaetano Donizetti Sat 16 AugustWild Arts (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ Opera Now) revives its hit production of Donizetti's sun-kissed summer comedy – relocated to a 1950s seaside, with a mischievous English translation and a sparkling new arrangement for chamber orchestra.
Find out moreEugene Onegin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Thu 14 AugustWild Arts (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ Opera Now) presents Tchaikovsky’s soaring exploration of life, death, love, and pride in pre-revolutionary Russia – realising Pushkin’s heartbreaking story with passion and lyricism.
Find out moreBeethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven
Wed 6 – Fri 8 AugustPlunge into the soul of genius in this award-nominated play about the life of Ludwig Van Beethoven – the artist whose life-story, above all others, encapsulates our deepest images of courage, overcoming, triumph, and wonder.
Find out moreMusic For a Summer’s Evening
City of London Sinfonia Thu 7 AugustJoin Opera Holland Park’s resident orchestra for an evening of uplifting orchestral music in the beautiful surroundings of Opera Holland Park.
Find out moreLa traviata
Giuseppe Verdi Sat 19 July – Sat 2 AugustMeticulously detailed in its depiction of the decadence of nineteenth century Paris, Verdi’s portrait of a celebrated courtesan in love with a callow bourgeois youth was his only opera on a contemporary subject and was heavily censored at its 1853 premiere. Rodula Gaitanou’s “dazzling” (The Guardian) and “world class” (The Stage) production of La traviata returns to Holland Park with an outstanding cast.
Find out moreLucia di Lammermoor
Gaetano Donizetti Fri 18 July – Fri 1 AugustFugitive ghosts and a bitter feud between two families form the background to Donizetti’s mesmerising Gothic tale of madness and forced marriage, Lucia di Lammermoor.
Find out moreOpera in Song
Sat 21 June – Mon 28 JulyCurated by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and the pianist Dylan Perez, the Opera in Song recital series returns to Opera Holland Park for a fifth year, with three recitals from established and emerging singers and pianists and a public masterclass with acclaimed tenor Freddie De Tommaso with the OHP Young Artists.
Find out moreSongs On The Steps 2025
Fri 16 May – Fri 25 JulyA series of free lunchtime recitals for passers by and music lovers, featuring artists from the Opera Holland Park 2025 Season.
Find out moreWinnie-The-Pooh’s Songbook
Sat 19 – Sun 20 JulyWinnie-the-Pooh’s Songbook brings exciting adventures for the whole family to enjoy. Experience a child-like timelessness through this endearing tale.
Find out moreThe Royal Ballet School
Wed 2 – Sat 5 JulyThe Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park this July for five dazzling performances, showcasing the talents of its exciting young dancers.
Find out moreThe Merry Widow
Franz Lehár Thu 19 – Sat 28 JuneLehár’s delicious comedy of bankruptcy, infidelity, social climbing and the rekindling of romance between two old flames gets a twist of lemon in this zesty co-production from Opera Holland Park, Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte Opera.
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