News & features
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2 Minute Guide to La traviata
25 Jan 2018Introduce yourself to the themes and history of La traviata, Verdi’s most popular opera ahead of the performances at Opera Holland Park this summer.
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2 Minute Guide to Isabeau
25 Jan 2018Introduce yourself to the themes and history of Mascagni's operatic rarity Isabeau in this short blog.
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2 Minute Guide to Ariadne auf Naxos
24 Jan 2018Introduce yourself to the themes and history of Strauss's tour de force Ariadne auf Naxos ahead of the performances at Opera Holland Park this summer.
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Bridging the divide and opera’s Holy Grail
11 Dec 2017Michael Volpe, General Director of Opera Holland Park, discusses the barriers preventing people from accessing the art form of opera, and introduces our upcoming new film, Hip Hop to Opera.
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Janáček’s great measureless love by Anna Picard
1 Aug 2017Anna Picard explores Janáček's relationship with Kamila Stösslová, a young woman with whom h became besotted, and her influence on Káťa Kabanová.
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Puccini’s ‘enemy opera’
1 Aug 2017La rondine was Puccini's first, and reluctant, commission in the field of operetta. George hall tracks its development amidst the outset of the First World War
