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We spent a lot of time at Opera Holland Park last Summer, partly because of the programme but also because of the intelligently creative approach that the theatre took to distancing restrictions and such, so that the resulting theatre was pleasant to visit with a new thrust stage that brought the action forward. Opera Holland Park has just announced its plans for 2022, and it sounds as if this year is going to be equally rewarding. There are five main stage productions of six operas, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Bizet's Carmen, Mark Adamo's Little Women, Delius' Margot le Rouge, Puccini's Le Villi, and Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. The theatre's capacity will remain at around 700, with some changes but the same footprint and aesthetic as last year. And not only is it constructed from reclaimed and sustainable materials, but food and drink is predominantly sourced from independent companies within a 50 […]
2019-06-29 12:04:31
Young Artists Performance of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at Opera Holland Park
[…] Verdi: Un ballo in maschera - Nadine Benjamin - Opera Holland Park young artists performance 2019 (Photo Frances Marshall / Marshall Light Studio) Blaise Malaba and Tom Horn brought an impressive stage presence to the conspirators, Ribbing and Horn, joining with Holton's Anckarstrom for a finely tense account of their Act Three scene. Samuel Oram impressed in the small but important role of Cristiano the sailor in the scene with Madame Arvidson.In the pit, Sonia Ben Santamaria drew a finely fluid and flowing account of the opera from the City of London Sinfonia.With a different cast, other aspects of the production were thrown into relief, but I have to admit that I found the concept of Act Two no more successful than I did at the premiere. Associate director Rachael Hewer and the cast had worked hard to integrate with Rodula Gaitanou's production, keeping to the concept yet […]
2019-06-10 06:56:37
A finely balanced cast in Opera Holland Park's 1930s setting for Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera - Matteo Lippi, Alison Langer - Opera Holland Park 2019 (Photo Ali Wright) Verdi Un ballo in maschera; Anne Sophie Duprels, Matteo Lippi, George von Bergen, Rosalind Plowright, Alison Langer, dir: Rodula Gaitanou, City of London Sinfonia, cond: Matthew Kofi Waldren; Opera Holland Park Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 8 June 2019 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) Strong individual performances in a staging which does not quite have the right impact Verdi: Un ballo in maschera Anne Sophie Duprels, Matteo LippiOpera Holland Park 2019 (Photo Ali Wright) Opera Holland Park's second opera of the season was Verdi's Un ballo un maschera in a production by Rodula Gaitanou with designs by Takis which opened on Saturday 8 June 2019. Matteo Lippi was Gustavo, with Anne Sophie Duprels as Amelia, George von Bergen as Anckarström, Rosalind Plowright as Madame Arvidson, […]
2019-06-07 11:08:32
A lively new concert season for the orchestra of Opera North
Conductor Ruth Reinhardt makes her UK debut with the orchestra of Opera North (Photo Harrison Linsey) As well as accompanying Opera North's performances the Orchestra of Opera North has a lively existence out of the pit, and the company has just announced details of the 2019/20 concert season which the orchestra is giving in partnership with Kirklees Council. At a time when local authorities are cutting back on provision for the arts it is heartening to see that Opera North and Kirklees Council's partnership is now in its 17th year.The concert season in Huddersfield Town Hall (with some concerts in Leeds Town Hall and one in Dewsbury Town Hall) will feature the UK debut of German-born USA-based conductor Ruth Reinhardt who is joined by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin for Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, along with music by Webern and Schubert, Latvian violinist Kristïne Balanas in Korngold's Violin Concerto alongside Max Steiner's music […]
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