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Booking is now open for our Gala Dinner on 22 February 2022
17 Dec 2021A champagne supper with songs and arias from our principal artists in one of London's most beautiful spaces.
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Elizabeth Karani sings ‘I Wonder as I Wander’ arranged by Britten
17 Dec 2021With a melody drawn from an Appalachian folksong, and lyrics by the American folklorist John Jacob Niles, ‘I wonder as I wander’ has been arranged by composers from Luciano Berio to John Rutter. Former OHP Young Artist Elizabeth Karani sings Benjamin Britten’s haunting arrangement, accompanied by Stuart Wild.
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Julien Van Mellaerts sings Walt Kent and Kim Gannon’s ‘I’ll be Home for Christmas’
17 Dec 2021First recorded by Bing Crosby, Gannon and Kent’s 1943 song, ‘I’ll be home for Christmas’, was written in tribute to soldiers posted overseas. Julian Van Mellaerts, Count Almaviva in our 2021 production of The Marriage of Figaro and co-director of Opera in Song, sings this classic ballad with Stuart Wild at the piano.
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Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, From the Producer’s Office
16 Dec 2021From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s CEO and Director of Opera, James Clutton in conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry. Recent guests include Stephen Barlow, Stuart Skelton, Tamara Rojo, Barrie Kosky, Petroc Trelawny, John Crace, Paule Constable, Sir Thomas Allen and Donald Macleod.
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James Cleverton sings ‘The Carol Singers’ by Sterndale Bennett
15 Dec 2021Sterndale Bennett’s entertaining festive song tells the story of a group of lads who try their hands at carol singing – with somewhat mixed results.
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Victoria Simmonds sings ‘A Slumber Song of the Madonna’ by Michael Head
13 Dec 2021Victoria Simmonds performs Michael Head’s beautiful Christmas lullaby, ‘A Slumber Song of the Madonna’ in the second video of our Christmas countdown.
