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Alison Langer (Rosalinde) and Thomas Atkins (Eisenstein) © Craig Fuller

Fun, if not quite fizzy: Liam Steel’s Opera Holland Park Fledermaus

By Eleanor Knight, 29 July 2026

It's New Year’s Eve 1929-style, but the Champagne is a touch warm in OHP's first production of Strauss’ most popular operetta, Die Fledermaus.

***11

***11

London

29 Jul 2026

Fun, if not quite fizzy: Liam Steel’s Opera Holland Park Fledermaus

By Eleanor Knight

Alex Otterburn (Danilo) © Mihaela Bodlovic

London

A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park

By Dominic Lowe, 19 June 2025

Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.

**111

**111

London

19 Jun 2025

A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park

By Dominic Lowe

Paula Sides (Hanna Glawari) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Glasgow

Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia

By David Smythe, 30 April 2025

With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.

****1

****1

Glasgow

30 Apr 2025

Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia

By David Smythe