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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.
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Podcast: In conversation with Allan Clayton
20 May 2020New episode of our podcast, From the Producer's Office, now available featuring tenor Allan Clayton in conversation with Director of Opera, James Clutton as they discuss everything from Allan's recent roles, how he first got into classical music & the joy of the rehearsal room.
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A Guide to Zoom Conference Calls
20 May 2020Are you planning on joining one of our online events but have never used Zoom before? We've put together a handy guide on the Video Conferencing platform below.
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Announcing our schedule of activities for London Arts in Health Forum’s Creativity and Wellbeing Week
18 May 2020We are pleased to be taking part in celebrating Creativity and Wellbeing Week with the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance and its other partners by releasing Inspire resources and co-hosting events with our regular partner, Age UK Kensington and Chelsea.
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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.
