Opera Holland Park 2020: the stars, dates and must-sees

By Claudia Pritchard on 26/11/2019

Now is the time to take a first glimpse of summer and plan your nights at Opera Holland Park, London's own country house opera. Coming up, much-loved operas by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, plus a comedy and a double-bill

Nicky Spence sings the tragic Lensky in Eugene Onegin. Photo: Raphaelle

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...

WHEN

02 Jun 2020 – 26 Jun 2020, eight performances and one Young Performers performance (18 June)

WHERE

Opera Holland Park
Stable Yard, Holland Park, London , W8 6LU

Anna Patalong sings the vulnerable Gilda at Opera Holland Park. Photo: Victoria Cadisch

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...

WHEN

06 Jun 2020 – 27 Jun 2020, eight evening performances; one matinee 21 June

WHERE

Opera Holland Park
Stable Yard, Holland Park, London , W8 6LU

A wealth woman attracts suitors aplenty in Opera Holland Park's The Merry Widow. Artwork: Rebecca Campbell

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...

WHEN

18 Jul 2020 – 01 Aug 2020, six performances

WHERE

Opera Holland Park
Stable Yard, Holland Park, London , W8 6LU

Nadine Benjamin sings Lili Béguin in Margot La Rouge. Photo: Devon Cass

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).

WHEN

21 Jul 2020 – 31 Jul 2020, five performances

WHERE

Opera Holland Park
Stable Yard, Holland Park, London , W8 6LU

Opera Holland Park 2020: the stars, dates and must-sees

Now is the time to take a first glimpse of summer and plan your nights at Opera Holland Park, London's own country house opera. Coming up, much-loved operas by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, plus a comedy and a double-bill

Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

Verdi's Rigoletto

Lehár's The Merry Widow

Margot La Rouge & Le Villi

Opera Holland Park

Puccini

Tchaikovsky

Lehár

Delius

Verdi

Anna Patalong

Nicky Spence

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