We are proud to have presented many critically acclaimed productions since Opera Holland Park was founded in 1996. Find out more about them below.
Past productions & events
Dress Rehearsal – L’arlesiana
Thu 18 July Opera Holland Park TheatreGold Members, Envoys, Ambassadors, Benefactors and Founders are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of L'arlesiana.
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The Royal Ballet School
Thu 4 – Sat 6 JulyThe Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park for four impressive shows featuring its talented young artists-in-training. These spectacular performances will feature a mix of classical ballet repertoire, contemporary and character pieces. Students will perform work by choreographers including Frederick Ashton, Marius Petipa and David Bintley. This is a very special opportunity to witness the achievements of gifted young dancers from one of the best ballet schools in the world.
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Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi Sat 8 – Sat 29 JunePolitical intrigue, illicit love and a baleful prophecy. Un ballo in maschera sets a tense love triangle against the background of an assassination plot. Reason and superstition vie for supremacy in the opera that was dubbed ‘Verdi’s Tristan’.
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Pre-performance talk: Young Artists
Fri 28 June Holland Park TheatreOHP Young Artists alumnus Matthew Kofi Waldren, conductor of the main cast production of Un ballo in maschera and last year's production of La traviata, talks about Verdi's operas and his experience of working with the company from chorus member to principal conductor.
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Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini Tue 4 – Wed 26 JunePremiered in 1893, Puccini’s Manon Lescaut turned a sentimental novel into an operatic sensation. In the opera that made Puccini’s name, a convent girl becomes a courtesan, then a convict, unable to choose between a life of luxury and a life of love.
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Dido and Aeneas with Juilliard
Henry Purcell Sun 9 JuneJuilliard415 and singers from Juilliard's Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts visit Opera Holland Park as part of their European Tour to perform Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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Dress Rehearsal – Un ballo in maschera
Wed 5 June Opera Holland Park TheatreGold Members, Envoys, Ambassadors, Benefactors and Founders are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of Un ballo in maschera.
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Dress Rehearsal – Manon Lescaut
Fri 31 May Opera Holland Park TheatreGold Members, Envoys, Ambassadors, Benefactors and Founders are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of the Manon Lescaut.
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OperaUNITY (8-11 year olds)
Wed 29 May The Dutch Garden Lounge, Opera Holland Park TheatreOperaUNITY offers families the chance to develop, bond and unite through music, with a range of workshops that explore music and theatre, inspired by our main stage productions.
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OperaUNITY (SEN)
Wed 29 May The Dutch Garden Lounge, Opera Holland Park TheatreOperaUNITY offers families the chance to develop, bond and unite through music, with a range of workshops that explore music and theatre, inspired by our main stage productions.
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OperaUNITY (0-3 year olds)
Tue 28 May The Dutch Garden Lounge, Opera Holland Park TheatreOperaUNITY offers families the chance to develop, bond and unite through music, with a range of workshops that explore music and theatre, inspired by our main stage productions.
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OperaUNITY (4-7 year olds)
Tue 28 May The Dutch Garden Lounge, Opera Holland Park TheatreOperaUNITY offers families the chance to develop, bond and unite through music, with a range of workshops that explore music and theatre, inspired by our main stage productions.
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