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Hired hands
14 May 2020Ever sat through a particularly lively curtain call at the opera or a particularly frigid reception of a showcase aria? In this enlightening article, George Hall tracks the hair-raising history of the infamous claque system.
Podcast
Podcast: What to expect at our Virtual Open Day
14 May 2020In this podcast, Director of Opera James Clutton chats to some of the team involved in our upcoming Virtual Open Day on Saturday 23 May. Associate Producer Monique Foulger, Conductor Lada Valešová and Artist Rosie Brooks discuss the full range of activities on offer, what to expect and how you can how to get involved.
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Podcast: In conversation with Anush Hovhannisyan and Dane Lam
6 May 2020In this episode of From the Producer's Office, James Clutton is joined by soprano Anush Hovhannisyan and conductor Dane Lam who were due to be working together this summer in our postponed 2020 production of Eugene Onegin.
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Royal Flush
6 May 2020In Royal Flush, Anthony Holden, biographer, critic and poker ace, examines card games in opera from The Queen of Spades to La fanciulla del West.
Podcast
Podcast: Commissioning Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
1 May 2020Opera Holland Park's Director of Opera James Clutton chats to composer Will Todd, director Martin Duncan, producer Sarah Crabtree and soprano Fflur Wyn on the process behind, and memories of, commissioning the family opera Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the latest episode of From the Producer's Office podcast.
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Hitting the bottle
30 Apr 2020From beans to new lovers and a tot of house red, Opera Holland Park’s Anna Picard takes a look at opera’s most useful life lessons.
