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IolantaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 | |
A magnificent, laugh-out-loud, first-class piece of entertainment |
 4 Aug 19 / Daily Mail |
A sublime night |
| 3 Aug 19 / New Statesman |
I walked out feeling simultaneously harrowed and elated |
| 1 Aug 19 / The Spectator |
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It is impossible to speak too highly of this double bill |
| 30 Jul 19 / Music OMH |
An evening of contrasts |
| 29 Jul 19 / Planet Hugill |
From the smell of cigarettes to the miracle of sight |
| 25 Jul 19 / The Guardian |
Olivia Fuchs provides a clear and straightforward production |
| 24 Jul 19 / Metro |
a blistering account of Tchaikovsky’s ultimate stage-work, Iolanta |
| 24 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Pink-suited fun in a dreamy double bill |
| 24 Jul 19 / Evening Standard |
A double bill that is one of Opera Holland Park’s greatest successes |
| 24 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
'Secrets and Lies': a terrific double bill at Opera Holland Park |
| 24 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
Guilty secrets: Wolf-Ferrari entertains, Tchaikovsky bewitches at Opera Holland Park |
| 24 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
Il segreto di SusannaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 | |
A magnificent, laugh-out-loud, first-class piece of entertainment |
| 4 Aug 19 / Daily Mail |
A sublime night |
| 3 Aug 19 / New Statesman |
It's not fair – I liked Il segreto di Susanna before it was cool |
| 1 Aug 19 / The Spectator |
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It is impossible to speak too highly of this double bill |
| 30 Jul 19 / Music OMH |
An evening of contrasts |
| 29 Jul 19 / Planet Hugill |
From the smell of cigarettes to the miracle of sight |
| 25 Jul 19 / The Guardian |
A case of smoke without fire |
| 24 Jul 19 / Metro |
A slick staging of Wolf-Ferrari’s pro-smoking Susanna’s Secret |
| 24 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Pink-suited fun in a dreamy double bill |
| 24 Jul 19 / Evening Standard |
A double bill that is one of Opera Holland Park’s greatest successes |
| 24 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
'Secrets and Lies': a terrific double bill at Opera Holland Park |
| 24 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
Guilty secrets: Wolf-Ferrari entertains, Tchaikovsky bewitches at Opera Holland Park |
| 24 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
L'arlesianaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 7 | |
A welcome chance to hear Cilea's other opera: a warmly musical account of L'Arlesiana at Opera Holland Park |
| 29 Jul 19 / Planet Hugill |
Fiery Yvonne Howard sings up a storm as Federico’s tormented mother |
| 27 Jul 19 / Metro |
A sunny evening in Provence |
| 27 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
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This production hits the mark many more times than it misses it. |
| 23 Jul 19 / Music OMH |
Opera Holland Park continues to venture where most summer companies fear to tread |
| 22 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Cilea’s radiant L’arlesiana ardently performed in the beautiful setting of Holland Park |
| 22 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Yvonne Howard’s Rosa Mamai was suffocating and sympathetic by turns |
| 22 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
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There are a lot of mums in opera...
And this is the mother of them all. Rosa Mamai in L’arlesiana is formidable, heartbreaking – and all too rare, says singer Yvonne Howard who is performing in Cilea’s rarely staged work.
And this is the mother of them all. Rosa Mamai in L’arlesiana is formidable, heartbreaking – and all too rare, says singer Yvonne Howard who is performing in Cilea’s rarely staged work.
Un Ballo in MascheraOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 11 | |
This production pushes the boundaries through having a female conductor and supporting young artists |
| 3 Jul 19 / The Reviews Hub |
The annual Young Artists Performance at Opera Holland Park |
| 1 Jul 19 / Planet Hugill |
Opera at a fraction of the price – but just as good |
| 26 Jun 19 / London News Online |
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Matteo Lippi shines in this new Ballo |
| 26 Jun 19 / The Opera Critic |
Un ballo is another stimulating production from Opera Holland Park |
| 17 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
A compelling production of Un ballo in maschera |
| 14 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
One of Opera Holland Park’s successful Verdian ventures |
| 14 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
Ingenious Verdi update is beautifully sung |
| 12 Jun 19 / The Guardian |
A superb Un ballo in maschera at Investec Opera Holland Park |
| 12 Jun 19 / Opera Today |
Un ballo in maschera showcases Opera Holland Park at its best |
| 11 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Rodula Gaitanou’s production is a winner |
| 10 Jun 19 / Independent |
Manon LescautOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 14 | |
A lacklustre Manon Lescaut |
| 26 Jun 19 / The Opera Critic |
Every bit as desolate as Puccini wanted |
| 12 Jun 19 / Evening Standard |
English Summer Opera gets underway |
| 12 Jun 19 / The Article |
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Puccini’s soaring lovers don’t quite get physical |
| 10 Jun 19 / The Observer |
Opera Holland Park opens its 2019 season with a striking new Manon Lescaut directed by award-winning Karolina Sofulak |
| 10 Jun 19 / Planet Hugill |
Elizabeth Llewellyn very much embraces the character of Manon |
| 8 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
Good performance of Manon Lescaut despite a less than engaging production |
| 7 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
Manon Lescaut opens Investec Opera Holland Park's 2019 season |
| 7 Jun 19 / Opera Today |
A mixed Manon Lescaut at Opera Holland Park |
| 7 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Only the staging was muted. So no tears |
| 6 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
Symbolism triumphs |
| 6 Jun 19 / The Stage |
In a production filled with contradiction and compromise there’s much to be desired |
| 6 Jun 19 / The Reviews Hub |
As love affairs go, it's all a little antiseptic |
| 6 Jun 19 / Broadway World |
Puccini updated to the swinging 60s |
| 6 Jun 19 / The Guardian |
IsabeauOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Richly Romantic: Mascagni rarity, Isabeau, brought to life at Opera Holland Park |
| 30 Jul 18 / Planet Hugill |
“Isabeau”, una auténtica rareza de Mascagni |
| 24 Jul 18 / Beckmesser |
Another rarity at Opera Holland Park |
| 23 Jul 18 / The Opera Critic |
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Anne Sophie Duprels gives an immensely spiritual performance as Isabeau |
| 21 Jul 18 / Music OMH |
An embarrassing and misshapen dud |
| 19 Jul 18 / The Spectator |
If Mascagni’s score were an inexplicably overlooked masterpiece, the clodhopping production wouldn’t matter |
| 17 Jul 18 / The Times |
There are some operas that languish unperformed for good reason, and this is one of them |
| 16 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
Mascagni's Isabeau rides again at Investec Opera Holland Park |
| 16 Jul 18 / Opera Today |
Opera Holland Park gives a fine UK premiere of Mascagni’s Isabeau |
| 16 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
Anne Sophie Duprels soars as Mascagni's neglected heroine |
| 16 Jul 18 / The Guardian |
Isabeau is a significant piece within the absorbing jigsaw which is early-twentieth-century Italian opera |
| 16 Jul 18 / Classical Source |
A faultless production of a minor work |
| 16 Jul 18 / Telegraph |
Ariadne auf NaxosOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 11 | |
The central comic scene is so brilliant that it blows the drab tragedy surrounding it offstage |
| 26 Jul 18 / The Spectator |
A performance that came together well at the end after a musically weak Act I |
| 25 Jul 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Holland Park's first Richard Strauss opera provides glorious rewards for Strauss lovers |
| 23 Jul 18 / Planet Hugill |
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A stylish and wickedly funny staging that ends fittingly in a fireworks display |
| 23 Jul 18 / Express |
Jennifer France is a revelation as Zerbinetta |
| 21 Jul 18 / Music OMH |
A sparkling Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Holland Park |
| 20 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
Ariadne aus Glasgow: Strauss’ opera gets a few twists at Opera Holland Park |
| 19 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
A stellar Ariadne auf Naxos at Investec Opera Holland Park |
| 19 Jul 18 / Opera Today |
Antony McDonald has plotted the high- and low-art dysfunctions of the Prologue so succinctly |
| 19 Jul 18 / Classical Source |
Opera Holland Park scores a triumph with its first-ever staging of a Richard Strauss opera |
| 19 Jul 18 / What's on Stage |
Sparky and irreverent production sounds sumptuous |
| 19 Jul 18 / The Guardian |
Così fan tutteOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Second view: Cosi fan tutte at Opera Holland Park conducted by George Jackson |
| 18 Jun 18 / Planet Hugill |
You could almost smell the cobwebs clinging to the production team |
| 11 Jun 18 / The Times |
Australian singers abound, including a dastardly Peter Coleman-Wright as Don Alfonso |
| 8 Jun 18 / Limelight |
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It’s easy on the eye and mercifully unpreachy |
| 7 Jun 18 / Metro |
A musical jewel box that conductor Dane Lam and the City of London Sinfonia unlock with exuberance and beauty |
| 5 Jun 18 / What's on Stage |
Comedy and pathos |
| 4 Jun 18 / Planet Hugill |
Absence makes the heart grow fonder; or does it? |
| 4 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
Opera Holland Park has another hit on its hands |
| 4 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
A classically elegant Così fan tutte for a balmy summer evening at Holland Park |
| 2 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
An affordable and entertaining crowd-pleaser |
| 2 Jun 18 / Telegraph |
Once again OHP presents an intelligent, thought-provoking Mozart staging |
| 2 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
La TraviataOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Director Rodula Gaitanou sets La Traviata in a sumptuous world of Art Nouveau glamour |
| 7 Jun 18 / Metro |
Sparking opener |
| 4 Jun 18 / Planet Hugill |
Nothing could dampen a cloudless Traviata at Holland Park |
| 3 Jun 18 / The Sunday Times |
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An exceptionally intelligent affair |
| 1 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
Peacocks in Paris: an engrossing La traviata at Opera Holland Park |
| 1 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
In Lauren Fagan this production has a Violetta of considerable force, plangent tones and solid dramatic instincts |
| 31 May 18 / The Times |
The sad tale of Violetta makes a happy start to the new Opera Holland Park season |
| 31 May 18 / What's on Stage |
A fine La traviata opens the 2018 season |
| 31 May 18 / Opera Today |
An impeccably cast new production raises the bar |
| 31 May 18 / Independent |
Lauren Fagan's Violetta dazzles in OHP's fine show |
| 31 May 18 / The Guardian |
This is Opera Holland Park at the top of its game |
| 31 May 18 / Classical Source |
ZazàOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Another feather in the cap of Opera Holland Park |
| 2 Aug 17 / The Opera Critic |
A fascinating rediscovery |
| 27 Jul 17 / The Spectator |
Bouncing back |
| 25 Jul 17 / The Critics' Circle |
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Leoncavallo's French music-hall drama receives a rare UK staging |
| 24 Jul 17 / Planet Hugill |
Comedic Leoncavallo: another success at Opera Holland Park |
| 24 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Opera Holland Park has long been champion of the neglected operas from the 19th and early 20th century |
| 24 Jul 17 / Express |
This Zazà is another feather in Opera Holland Park’s cap |
| 23 Jul 17 / Daily Mail |
Anne Sophie Duprels provides a deeply involving portrayal of Zazà |
| 22 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
The make-up is slapped on thickly in this new production of Leoncavallo’s Zazà |
| 21 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
Verismo with a capital V |
| 20 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Opera Holland Park has done a grand job! |
| 20 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Director Marie Lambert has not done enough to flesh out the drama in Leoncavallo’s opera |
| 20 Jul 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
This rare Leoncavallo work, about a Parisian showgirl’s love affair, leaves it too late to pluck the heartstrings |
| 20 Jul 17 / The Times |
Anne Sophie Dupreis excels in the title role |
| 20 Jul 17 / Independent |
A richly detailed production |
| 20 Jul 17 / The Stage |
Leoncavallo's lush, darkly romantic opera in a rare showing by London's Italian specialists |
| 20 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Skilfully evoked tragedy can go a shenanigan too far |
| 19 Jul 17 / Evening Standard |
A moving star turn in an exemplary revival |
| 19 Jul 17 / Telegraph |
Leoncavallo's tale of deceit saddens, startles and stirs |
| 19 Jul 17 / The Guardian |
Kat'a KabanovaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Julia Sporsén’s Kát’a is heart-wrenching |
| 2 Aug 17 / The Opera Critic |
Sporsén gives the audience a thrilling performance |
| 31 Jul 17 / culturevulture.net |
OHP’s revival of Katya Kabanova is still unbearably moving |
| 27 Jul 17 / The Spectator |
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Julia Sporsén is searing in the title role |
| 24 Jul 17 / Express |
Fuchs controls the ending’s rapid denouement skilfully |
| 19 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
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Performance schedule
Mozart
1 to 26 Jun 2021
Verdi
5 to 29 Jun 2021
Janacek
13 to 30 Jul 2021
Mascagni
16 to 31 Jul 2021
Gilbert & Sullivan
3 to 7 Aug 2021
News & Articles
| Opera Holland Park returns for a series of outdoor performances |
Opera Holland Park will present a series of outdoor performances this summer in the space where the theatre normally stands. |
| 1 Aug 2020 / Opera Today |
| Opera Holland Park announces new season for 2021 |
A new production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro will feature in Opera Holland Park’s 2021 season, announced today, plus new stagings of Janácek’s The Cunning Little Vixen and Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz. |
| 3 Jun 2020 / Evening Standard |
| Opera Holland Park to hold virtual open day workshop series |
With its 2020 season currently postponed, Opera Holland Park is holding its annual Open Day online, bringing interactive classes and events to audiences joining from home. |
| 20 May 2020 / OperaWire |
| End of an era: Opera Holland Park's Michael Volpe stepping down |
After 31 years at the company, Michael Volpe will be stepping down as general director of Opera Holland Park at the end of September 2020. |
| 14 Jan 2020 / Planet Hugill |
| Opera Holland Park 2020 |
Opera Holland Park reveals casts for 2020 season Of firsts. |
| 17 Oct 2019 / Broadway World |
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