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The Real Gustav III
21 Jun 2019Professor Jeremy Black looks at the history of Gustav III, King of Sweden, whose assassination provided the inspiration for Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera.
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Manon on screen
20 Jun 2019Jonathan Romney looks at some of the adaptations of Manon Lescaut for the screen.
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A Masked Ball
19 Jun 2019Professor Susan Rutherford on concealment and censorship in the history of Un ballo in maschera.
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Bold youth and hot blood
18 Jun 2019Manon Lescaut was Puccini’s first unequivocal triumph as he reached artistic maturity. In this article, Fiona Maddocks discusses his music and the sympathy it lends his title character.
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Opera Holland Park remembers
11 Jun 2019On 14 June 2017, seventy-two people, including our friend and colleague, Debbie Lamprell, lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Today Opera Holland Park remembers all of those who suffered by publishing a poem by Samra Said.
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First Look: Un ballo in maschera
9 Jun 2019Following yesterday's opening night, we are pleased to share a first look at our new production photos of Un ballo in maschera.
