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The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park
Some good singing performances can't overcome a dated feeling of Gilbert's humour: the evening improves as the storm clouds gather.
Lights, camera, distraction: Opera Holland Park stages B-movie Bohème
Natascha Metherell relocates the action to an Italian film studio of the 1950s, which looks great but brings problems.
A swallow among the peacocks
A tight production from Martin Lloyd-Evans together with a strong cast and loving treatment from conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren made a strong case for more regular performances of this neglected gem.
All of life is there: Il trittico opens OHP season
Opera Holland Park give us a broad span of human joys and tragedies in an excellently staged and acted rendering of Puccini's Il trittico.
Minimalise this: Rigoletto by Opera Loki
Opera Loki's stylish Victorian Rigoletto, one piano accompaniment and much grease-paint later, is an enjoyable and moving evening, though it doesn't quite get to the heart of Verdi's dark masterpiece.
A Tale of Two Hearts: Dickensian Rossini at Holland Park
Unlike its première, disaster is averted in Opera Holland Park's Il barbiere di Siviglia, where a solidly traditional production is lit up by some splendid vocal performances.