News & features
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Tchaikovsky’s True Tatyana
29 Jul 2020From Tsarist Russia to the Siege of Leningrad, Rosamund Bartlett uncovers the hidden history of the soprano Alexandra Panaeva
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Announcing a reduced and relaxed outdoor performance of The Pirates of Penzance
24 Jul 2020We are pleased to announce a reduced and relaxed outdoors performance of The Pirates of Penzance on Sunday 4 August for families as part of the company’s award-winning outreach and education programme, Inspire.
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Opera’s Jukebox
23 Jul 2020Anna Picard surveys the standout arias from Mozart and Verdi to Puccini, Dvořák and Lehár.
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Opera Holland Park announces two further performances in Holland Park on 7 and 8 August
20 Jul 2020Following high demand for our homecoming concert on 25 July, we are pleased to announce two further outdoor performances in Holland Park.
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Supporter Spotlight: Paul Gilluley and Tim Hardy
16 Jul 2020Envoys Paul Gilluley and Tim Hardy talk to Anna Picard about beauty, provocation, competitive programme selling, bringing people in to opera, and the intoxicating feeling of being part of the family.
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A is for Ariadne
9 Jul 2020Anna Picard explores the myth of Ariadne, opera’s first abandoned woman, in music by Monteverdi, Birtwistle, Haydn and Strauss
