Find out more about our past productions, including those featured in our 2021 Season, below.
Past productions & events
HMS Pinafore
W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Tue 9 – Sat 13 AugustCheekily defying the social and naval hierarchy, HMS Pinafore is both a tangled tale of love and a flagship of the G&S fleet.
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Songs on the Steps
Fri 13 May – Thu 11 AugustSongs on the Steps is our free weekly recital series featuring principal singers from the 2022 Season. Join us every other Friday on the steps of the theatre for forty minutes of free music in the fresh air of Holland Park.
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OperaUNITY 2022
Wed 9 March – Wed 10 AugustOperaUNITY is back for 2022, with six new fun-packed, free to attend family workshops full of music, dance and storytelling. Each session explores one of our 2022 Season productions, so you and the little ones in your life can enjoy the operas together.
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Margot la Rouge / Le Villi
Frederick Delius Giacomo Puccini Thu 21 July – Sat 6 AugustBroken promises, broken hearts, lowlife and life beyond death contrast in a thrilling double bill of Delius and Puccini. Two surprise reunions between old flames take place: one leads to a crime of passion, the other to a supernatural act of revenge.
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Little Women
Mark Adamo Fri 22 July – Fri 5 AugustThe UK premiere of an opera that has become a modern classic in the USA, Mark Adamo’s affectionate adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age novel.
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Sunday in the Park with Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously
Sun 26 June – Sun 24 JulyFane presents a series of curated spoken word events at Opera Holland Park with speakers including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Anne Reid and Sir Derek Jacobi.
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The Royal Ballet School
Wed 6 – Sat 9 JulyThe Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park with a rich, diverse programme of dance across five performances in July.
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Opera in Song 2022
Tue 28 June – Sun 3 JulyCurated by Julien Van Mellaerts and Dylan Perez, the Opera in Song series returns with an expanded programme of six recitals to include a portrait of Carmen in song, a celebration of female composers and librettists, a survey of classic and classical American songs, and three programmes of Schubert song cycles given fresh contexts in poetry and music.
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Peter and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev Sat 2 JulyWaterperry Opera Festival’s production of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf returns to Opera Holland Park. This delightful family-friendly symphonic tale will introduce children to classical instruments through vibrant storytelling, dance and spoken word.
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Green Spaces: A Celebration in Song
1 July 2022Hannah Sandison presents a world premiere of three newly commissioned song cycles on the theme of parks during the pandemic by Mark-Anthony Turnage CBE, Zoë Martlew, and Amelia Clarkson.
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Serse
G. F. Handel Thu 30 JuneFigure presents a semi-staged performance of Handel's Serse
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