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Clare Presland sings ‘O gioia la nube leggera’ from Il segreto di Susanna
9 Jul 2019Clare Presland (soprano) and Michael Papadopoulos (piano) perform a beautiful aria from Wolf-Ferrari's Il segreto di Susanna.
An interview with Alison Langer
23 Jun 2019In this interview, Alison Langer, who sings the role of Oscar in Un ballo in maschera, talked to Philippa Peall about her experiences with the Opera Holland Park Young Artists Programme and performing at the National Theatre.
An interview with Karolina Sofulak
22 Jun 2019Ahead of rehearsals, Karolina Sofulak, Director of Manon Lescaut, talked to Philippa Peall about her career and interpreting Puccini for the Opera Holland Park stage.
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.
Manon on screen
20 Jun 2019Jonathan Romney looks at some of the adaptations of Manon Lescaut for the screen.
A Masked Ball
19 Jun 2019Professor Susan Rutherford on concealment and censorship in the history of Un ballo in maschera.