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Past productions & events
Monday Rush – Hansel and Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck Tue 30 May – Fri 23 June 2023Book Monday Rush tickets from 12pm on Monday for Hansel and Gretel, a propulsive tragedy of toxic masculinity and unfettered power.
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Dress rehearsal – Hansel and Gretel
Thu 8 June 2023 Opera Holland Park Theatre, Ilchester PlaceGold Members, Envoys, Ambassadors, Benefactors, Founders and Jubilee Society members are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of Hansel and Gretel.
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Le Villi on screen
Giacomo Puccini 20 March - 21 MarchTo celebrate the return of Spring, and to look forward to the 2023 Season, we will be broadcasting the film of Puccini’s Le Villi at 7pm on 20 March to Opera Holland Park’s Members and Supporters via our website, and at 7pm on 21 March to the general public.
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Dress rehearsal – Rigoletto
Fri 26 May 2023 Opera Holland Park Theatre, Ilchester PlaceGold Members, Envoys, Ambassadors, Benefactors, Founders and Jubilee Society members are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of Rigoletto.
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From page to stage: introducing Itch
Tue 16 May 2023 Opera Holland Park Theatre, Ilchester PlaceAhead of the world premiere of Itch, composer Jonathan Dove, librettist Alasdair Middleton, director Stephen Barlow and Opera Holland Park’s CEO and Director of Opera James Clutton join Anna Picard in a conversation about transforming the narrative of a best-selling adventure story into an opera, with music from countertenor James Laing.
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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.
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