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On the shelf Feature

On the shelf

Which opera features in Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary? At which opera did Clarissa Dalloway swoon? Which opera is mentioned in On the Road and the second chapter of The Forsyte Saga? Anna Picard looks at opera in literature and letters, highlighting some forgotten gems. 

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Pirates to Penzance Feature

Pirates to Penzance

Read an interview with the team involved in Pirates to Penzance, our recent intergenerational Inspire project which took Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates to Penzance to care homes and schools across the South West.

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Holland House Cocktail Feature

Holland House Cocktail

Director of Opera, James Clutton, shares a favourite cocktail recipe from 1890s New York and traces its historic connection to Holland House.

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Supporter Spotlight – Ruth Wyman Feature

Supporter Spotlight – Ruth Wyman

The first interview in our new Supporter Spotlight series, featuring Ruth Wyman, OHP Volunteer and Young Artists Supporter. Anna Picard chats to Ruth about her love of opera and her favourite productions at OHP.

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From pandemics to puritans Feature

From pandemics to puritans

As theatre faces a shutdown unprecedented in modern times, Nick Clark and Nick Smurthwaite talk to historians and delve into the archives to find out when the industry went dark before.

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Recreating Lidia’s Lasagne Feature

Recreating Lidia’s Lasagne

General Director, Michael Volpe, has been busy in the kitchen, making fresh pasta and recording his mother’s recipe for lasagne for you to try at home.

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