Find out more about our past productions, including those featured in our 2021 Season, below.
Past productions & events
Prelude: A celebration of opera and song from our principal artists
Tue 9 May 2023 Leighton HouseThe return of our most popular annual pre-Season event sees Opera Holland Park’s principal artists convene in the beautifully restored setting of Leighton House
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Inside the gingerbread house: the toothsome tale of Hansel and Gretel
Wed 26 April 2023 Biscuiteers BelgraviaCultural historian Gavin Plumley, food historian Angela Clutton, director John Wilkie and Professor Mererid Puw Davies join Anna Picard to discuss the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale.
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Pari siamo: power and powerlessness in Rigoletto
Wed 5 April 2023 Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8NXDirector Cecilia Stinton, John Allison, editor of Opera magazine, and cultural historian Fay Bound Alberti, author of This Mortal Coil: The Human Body in History and Culture, join Opera Holland Park’s Anna Picard to explore the themes in Verdi’s propulsive tragedy, with music from Stephen Gadd and Fran Hills.
Find out moreHMS Pinafore
W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Tue 9 – Sat 13 August 2022Cheekily defying the social and naval hierarchy, HMS Pinafore is both a tangled tale of love and a flagship of the G&S fleet.
Find out moreMargot la Rouge / Le Villi
Frederick Delius Giacomo Puccini Thu 21 July – Sat 6 August 2022Broken 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.
Find out moreLittle Women
Mark Adamo Fri 22 July – Fri 5 August 2022The 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.
Find out moreThe Royal Ballet School
Wed 6 – Sat 9 July 2022The Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park with a rich, diverse programme of dance across five performances in July.
Find out moreOpera in Song 2022
Tue 28 June – Sun 3 July 2022Curated 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.
Find out moreEugene Onegin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tue 31 May – Sat 25 June 2022With an impulsive love letter to a jaded man, Tatyana triggers a life-changing series of events. Tchaikovsky captures every shade of emotion in a score of haunting beauty.
Find out moreCarmen
Georges Bizet Thu 2 – Fri 24 June 2022Carmen doesn’t play by the rules, as José discovers from the moment they meet. Passion, comedy, dance, tragedy and music that gets irresistibly under your skin – this opera has it all.
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Opera Holland Park Winter Gala
Wed 14 December 2022 Drapers' HallThe Board of Trustees and Chief Executive of Opera Holland Park request the pleasure of your company at the Opera Holland Park Winter Gala in aid of our future projects and work in the community.
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Opera Holland Park Christmas Concert
Sat 3 December 2022 St Mary Abbots ChurchJoin us for a celebration of seasonal music and carols with the Opera Holland Park Chorus and soloists on Saturday 3 December.
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