Opera Holland Park 2020: the stars, dates and must-sees
For a first glimpse of summer plan your nights at London's own country house opera, with much-loved operas by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, plus a comedy and a double-bill
Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
A bookish young woman falls for a man who is more worldly wise. She is rejected, and there are terrible consequences for herself, her family and for her brother-in-law, Lensky (Nicky Spence, pictured). There's drama and heartbreak aplenty...
Read more ...Verdi's Rigoletto
In the palace of the Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, the court jester, is a figure of fun, not only for his pranks but because his innocent daughter has fallen for the Duke. With Anna Patalong (pictured) as Gilda, who risks all for love...
Read more ...Lehár's The Merry Widow
Frank Lehár's sparkling Paris-set comedy. A wealthy woman can take her pick of the men, but her advisers would like her to keep her money in her hard-up country. The only snag is that the ideal suitor is a proud former lover...
Read more ...Margot La Rouge & Le Villi
A double bill of operas by the English composer Frederick Delius and the Italian master Puccini. Both centre on lovers put to the test. Anne Sophie Duprels stars in both operas, with Nadine Benjamin (pictured).
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