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Puccini's Edgar makes a rare appearance at Opera Holland Park
Is Puccini's second opera unloved and unlovable? Opera Holland Park makes a commendable attempt to revive Edgar, but struggles to overcome its many flaws.
Josep Pons y la ONE: Richard Strauss frente al espejo
Todo Richard Strauss en los atriles de la Orquesta Nacional de España dirigida por Josep Pons, para una velada de intensidad musical y cuidada dirección.
A dark-hued double bill of Margot la Rouge and Le Villi at OHP
Puccini's Giselle-inspired opera is given a superb staging by Martin Lloyd-Evans to deliver Opera Holland Park's banger of the season.
An imaginative, psychological take on Catalani's Edmea in Wexford
A journey through the subconscious of the main protagonist Edmea, with Anne-Sophie Duprels as the eponymous heroine.
The resurrection of an opera: Alfano's Risurrezione in Florence
Risurrezione is a work whose value is to be found more in the orchestra than in the vocal lines, a peculiar thing for an Italian opera belonging to an epoch that gloried in enticing melodies.
Un ballo in maschera showcases Opera Holland Park at its best
Gaitanou’s direction of the singers is so exact that it becomes impossible to separate them from their characters.