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Podcast: In conversation with Rodula Gaitanou and Matthew Kofi Waldren
28 May 2020In the latest episode of Opera Holland Park's podcast series, From the Producer’s Office, Director of Opera James Clutton talks to the conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren and the director Rodula Gaitanou about Un ballo in maschera. Together they reminisce about the rehearsal process, some of their favourite moments and what to look out for in the forthcoming streaming on Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 7.30pm.
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Watch the Virtual Open Day sessions on demand
26 May 2020On Saturday 23 May we hosted our first Virtual Open Day with interactive online workshops, music and activities for all the family across our social media channels. You can watch all the sessions on demand on our website - just click through to this page to find out more.
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Anne Sophie Duprels & Matteo Lippi sing ‘Teco io sto – Oh qual soave brivido’ from Un ballo in maschera
26 May 2020Ahead of our online streaming of Un ballo in maschera on 3 June, we are pleased to release this video of Anne Sophie Duprels and Matteo Lippi singing 'Teco io sto - Oh qual soave brivido’ from the opera at our Gala Dinner in November 2019.
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Opera Holland Park brings Un ballo in maschera to you in a new film with City of London Sinfonia
23 May 2020On Wednesday 3 June at 7.30pm we streamed our 2019 production of Un ballo in maschera for one time only on our website and YouTube channel to mark what would have been the opening of our 2020 summer season.
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Podcast: Playlist for Life
22 May 2020In this podcast OHP Director of Opera James Clutton is joined by Playlist for Life Founder Sally Magnusson and Andy Lownde as they discuss the charity's important work supporting people living with dementia through music. With powerful anecdotes throughout, they reflect on the power of music and how Opera Holland Park first starting working alongside them in 2013.
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An interview with Dane Lam, Lada Valešová and Matthew Kofi Waldren
21 May 2020We all know the opening of Bizet’s Carmen - that sudden flash of French brilliance and Spanish heat, the sparkle and rat-tat-tat of the first few bars and the sequinned bullfighter swagger that follows them. But how do you set it in motion, gathering every section of an orchestra from the strings to the woodwind, brass and percussion? Anna Picard spoke to the conductors Dane Lam, Lada Valešová and Matthew Kofi Waldren about the skills and pitfalls of conducting opera.
