| Opera Holland Park - London | 3 May 2024 |
click here for a gallery of photos from recent productions
click here for more photos for
Click below forproduction trailers
Itch
Hansel und Gretel
HMS Pinafore
Little Women
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
You've been granted free access to this page.
Take a FREE 7 DAY TRIAL or SUBSCRIBE today to access the full content of theoperacritic.com.
Free access
Performance reviews
| Key | 
Photo gallery
|
Production details
|
Video link
|
ZazàOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Leoncavallo's lush, darkly romantic opera in a rare showing by London's Italian specialists |
 20 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Skilfully evoked tragedy can go a shenanigan too far |
| 19 Jul 17 / Evening Standard |
A moving star turn in an exemplary revival |
| 19 Jul 17 / Telegraph |
more reviews [+]
Leoncavallo's tale of deceit saddens, startles and stirs |
| 19 Jul 17 / The Guardian |
Kat'a KabanovaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Julia Sporsén’s Kát’a is heart-wrenching |
| 2 Aug 17 / The Opera Critic |
Sporsén gives the audience a thrilling performance |
| 31 Jul 17 / CultureVulture |
OHP’s revival of Katya Kabanova is still unbearably moving |
| 27 Jul 17 / The Spectator |
more reviews [+]
Julia Sporsén is searing in the title role |
| 24 Jul 17 / Express |
Fuchs controls the ending’s rapid denouement skilfully |
| 19 Jul 17 / Opera Today |
Moody, magnificent and terrible, OHP's 2009 production of Janáček's opera returns |
| 18 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Incisive eloquence |
| 18 Jul 17 / The Stage |
An extremely effective revival |
| 18 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
Clarity and pace in Janáček's Volga tragedy |
| 17 Jul 17 / The Arts Desk |
Strong ensemble & intense drama |
| 17 Jul 17 / Planet Hugill |
Kát’a Kabanová compellingly staged at Opera Holland Park |
| 17 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Opera Holland Park captivate with Janáček’s Kát’a Kabanová |
| 17 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
Janáček and his Katya have rarely been so incisively served |
| 17 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Don GiovanniOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Opera Holland Park springs a delightful surprise with a production set on the high seas |
| 16 Jun 17 / Limelight |
Opera Holland Park’s highly imaginative production of Don Giovanni |
| 8 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
A very credible Don Giovanni at Opera Holland Park |
| 7 Jun 17 / Financial Times |
more reviews [+]
Mozart's dark comedy is well served by OHP's strongly cast new production |
| 7 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
Don Giovanni takes to the waves at Investec Opera Holland Park |
| 6 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
This show flows in a torrent of hot-headed emotions, mostly from the women |
| 6 Jun 17 / The Times |
Oliver Platt and designer Neil Irish set the entire drama on a cruise ship |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
Don Giovanni all at sea at Opera Holland Park |
| 5 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
All in all a rewarding and sometimes challenging evening of theatre and music |
| 5 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
La rondineOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 15 | |
London's own 'country house' company presents its third staging of Puccini's light-ish opera |
| 14 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
Opera Holland Park continues to fly the flag in leafy Kensington |
| 14 Jun 17 / Independent |
Holland Park offered a fine central cast |
| 13 Jun 17 / Opera News |
more reviews [+]
Lewellyn’s voice is rich and refulgent, while Lippi has a warm Italianate tenor |
| 11 Jun 17 / Express |
The staging looks good and its blend of ebullience and sentimentality is nicely balanced |
| 10 Jun 17 / Financial Times |
Perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth and a soft heart |
| 10 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
The production by Martin Lloyd-Evans is a delight, with wonderful stage interactions among the cast |
| 7 Jun 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Puccini’s La Rondine opens the 2017 Opera Holland Park season |
| 6 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
It is Elizabeth Llewellyn as Magda and Matteo Lippi as Ruggero who make the evening special |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
A swallow among the peacocks |
| 5 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
This show offers sweet escapism and salty realism |
| 5 Jun 17 / The Times |
It is in the superb partnership of Elizabeth Llewellyn and Matteo Lippi that the strength of this production lies |
| 3 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Magda is magnificently sung by Elizabeth Llewellyn |
| 3 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
Visually arresting |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Stage |
Elizabeth Llewellyn soars in Puccini's tuneful waltz-dream |
| 2 Jun 17 / The Arts Desk |
The Queen of SpadesOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 14 | |
A thrilling production |
| 18 Aug 16 / The Spectator |
How Opera Holland Park manages to produce such magic on a low budget is something of a mystery |
| 10 Aug 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
This production reveals how much a good staging can contribute to generating atmosphere |
| 7 Aug 16 / Music OMH |
more reviews [+]
The perils of gambling are amply illustrated in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades |
| 7 Aug 16 / Express |
Dorset Opera and Opera Holland Park both work wonders on a shoestring with top-notch Tchaikovsky |
| 7 Aug 16 / The Observer |
Remarkable production of Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades |
| 5 Aug 16 / Seen and Heard |
There is enough in this production to make it a rewarding experience |
| 5 Aug 16 / Opera Britannia |
An evening that is considerably more than the sum of its parts |
| 5 Aug 16 / Opera Today |
Decrepit Countess rules over vampiric high society |
| 4 Aug 16 / The Guardian |
All the gutsiness and grace one could wish for |
| 4 Aug 16 / Independent |
Steadily rising tension |
| 4 Aug 16 / The Stage |
A highlight of recent seasons |
| 4 Aug 16 / Classical Source |
Gambling and Gothic |
| 4 Aug 16 / Bachtrack |
A work of hallucinatory intensity that chills the soul |
| 3 Aug 16 / Evening Standard |
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A vigorous patchwork of styles in this musical stroll through the park |
| 2 Aug 16 / Evening Standard |
Die FledermausOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Sparkle and discipline |
| 25 Jul 16 / Planet Hugill |
A warm summer’s night and a full moon over Opera Holland Park made an ideal setting for Die Fledermaus |
| 24 Jul 16 / Express |
The evening is a delight |
| 24 Jul 16 / Opera Britannia |
more reviews [+]
OHP serves up an irresistible, fabulously cast production of the operetta by Johann Strauss II |
| 23 Jul 16 / What's on Stage |
This Die Fledermaus makes us think as much as it causes us to laugh |
| 22 Jul 16 / Music OMH |
Handsome staging of Johann Strauss’s popular but tricky operetta in need of more precision and style |
| 21 Jul 16 / The Stage |
Acerbically funny and rather sexy |
| 21 Jul 16 / The Guardian |
Martin Lloyd-Evans, in this new Opera Holland Park staging, has pulled off quite a balancing act |
| 21 Jul 16 / Classical Source |
Gags, rhymes and melodies |
| 21 Jul 16 / Bachtrack |
The plot’s silly, but this Fledermaus flies |
| 21 Jul 16 / Telegraph |
La CenerentolaOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Victoria Simmonds as Angelina soars to the top of her register with equal assurance and beauty |
| 25 Jul 16 / Music OMH |
Seriously comic |
| 25 Jul 16 / Planet Hugill |
Australian Dane Lam conducts a fine performance with a firm grasp of Rossini's style |
| 22 Jul 16 / Limelight |
more reviews [+]
Rossini's most charming opera is perfect fare on a warm summer's night |
| 19 Jul 16 / What's on Stage |
A refined production that plays up the high jinks |
| 19 Jul 16 / Evening Standard |
Vocal pyrotechnics and Rossinian laughs |
| 18 Jul 16 / Bachtrack |
From the start Oliver Platt’s staging hits the right note |
| 17 Jul 16 / Express |
Glamorous and spirited |
| 16 Jul 16 / The Stage |
High camp, modern irony and huge fun |
| 16 Jul 16 / The Guardian |
If your heart and hopes need a bit of a boost, this show will wave a magic wand |
| 16 Jul 16 / Opera Today |
This is a Cinderella well worth catching |
| 15 Jul 16 / Classical Source |
Rossini’s delightful Cenerentola is just the thing for Opera Holland Park |
| 15 Jul 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
La bohèmeOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 | |
La Bohème with OHP Young Artists |
| 29 Jun 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Youthful La Boheme - Christine Collins Young Artists at Opera Holland Park |
| 27 Jun 16 / Planet Hugill |
The summer opera season defies the downpours with terrific Tchaikovsky, morally improving Mascagni, Shakespearean Puccini and zesty Janáček |
| 20 Jun 16 / The Observer |
more reviews [+]
The unashamedly theatrical setting is a nod to the original Globe Theatre |
| 19 Jun 16 / Express |
Opera Holland Park transports imaginative La bohème to Tudor England |
| 17 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
Puccini's opera, backdated to Tudor times and splendidly staged at London's summer festival |
| 15 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Puccini's bohemians relocate to Elizabethan London for a terrific evening |
| 14 Jun 16 / The Guardian |
La bohème at the Globe Theatre |
| 14 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
OHP’s Puccini Midas touch works its magic once again |
| 14 Jun 16 / Boulezian |
This is a festival Bohème with pathos, charm and bonhomie in abundance |
| 14 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Brush up your Puccini: a 16th-century Bohème at Holland Park |
| 13 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Startlingly original staging takes Puccini back in time |
| 13 Jun 16 / Evening Standard |
IrisOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 14 | |
To the cathouse |
| 21 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
The summer opera season defies the downpours with terrific Tchaikovsky, morally improving Mascagni, Shakespearean Puccini and zesty Janáček |
| 20 Jun 16 / The Observer |
Olivia Fuchs’s staging well suits this rather shocking story |
| 15 Jun 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
more reviews [+]
It seems that opera composers like their sopranos to suffer |
| 12 Jun 16 / Express |
An excellent opener to the 2016 season |
| 10 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
Holland Park Opera presents Iris, a little known verismo gem by Mascagni |
| 10 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
A potentially repellent tale made touching, in Opera Holland Park's Iris |
| 9 Jun 16 / Telegraph |
A courageous staging |
| 9 Jun 16 / The Stage |
A new production of Mascagni's Verismo shocker of 1898 |
| 9 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Queasy, mucky and uncomfortable but essential viewing |
| 9 Jun 16 / The Guardian |
Overall Iris the opera is well-worth catching, and it’s rare |
| 9 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
This production, despite the grim, uncomfortable subject matter, is an absolute winner |
| 9 Jun 16 / Opera Britannia |
There can’t be that many operas that start with an extended solo for double bass |
| 9 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
A grim fate for sopranos |
| 9 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
L'amore dei tre reOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 10 | |
The whole evening showed Opera Holland Park at its very best |
| 8 Aug 15 / British Theatre |
Italo Montemezzi’s opera is performed with irresistible intensity |
| 29 Jul 15 / Financial Times |
High octane verismo |
| 27 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
more reviews [+]
Martin Lloyd-Evans’s production returns in compelling form to complete this year’s successful season |
| 26 Jul 15 / Express |
Natalya Romaniw is thoroughly commanding as Fiora |
| 25 Jul 15 / Music OMH |
A powerfully sung production that highlights the score’s considerable merits |
| 24 Jul 15 / The Stage |
A fiery tale of sex, revenge and death to conclude a strong OHP season |
| 24 Jul 15 / What's on Stage |
This revival of L’amore dei tre Re is a resounding success |
| 24 Jul 15 / Classical Source |
Montemezzi’s only major work for the operatic stage has many rewards |
| 24 Jul 15 / Opera Britannia |
Asphyxiations, atrophy by poison, assassination |
| 24 Jul 15 / Opera Today |
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 2 | |
What did the audience make of it all? |
| 5 Aug 15 / British Theatre |
A must see for families this summer |
| 23 Jul 15 / A Younger Theatre |
associated articles [+]
Why kids have sprinted to see Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The secret to children’s opera? Assemble a team who will take it as seriously as any main stage production, writes Opera Holland Park’s James Clutton.
The secret to children’s opera? Assemble a team who will take it as seriously as any main stage production, writes Opera Holland Park’s James Clutton.
LakméOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 16 | |
There are no weak links in the cast |
| 5 Aug 15 / British Theatre |
An excellent production by Aylin Bozok reflects the exoticism of the work |
| 22 Jul 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Musically, the opera works beautifully |
| 19 Jul 15 / Express |
more reviews [+]
Delibes’ Lakmé at Holland Park is visually soporific |
| 16 Jul 15 / The Spectator |
A performance that is worth catching for its rarity value and lyrical vocalism |
| 15 Jul 15 / Opera Today |
Love story fails to bridge divide |
| 14 Jul 15 / Evening Standard |
Lakmé has the cut and cloth of an operetta rather than an opera |
| 14 Jul 15 / What's on Stage |
Overall the simple staging is highly effective |
| 13 Jul 15 / Music OMH |
Though played and sung well, the production is dramatically tepid |
| 13 Jul 15 / Financial Times |
Reviews search
Performance schedule
Puccini
28 May to 22 Jun 2024
Rossini
4 to 21 Jun 2024
Puccini
2 to 6 Jul 2024
Wolf-Ferrari
17 to 3 Jul 2024
Leoncavallo
17 to 3 Jul 2024
Handel
19 Jul to 2 Aug 2024
Gilbert & Sullivan
7 to 10 Aug 2024
News & Articles
| Opera Holland Park announces 2024 season |
The new season features Tosca, The Barber of Seville and The Yeomen of the Guard. |
| 10 Aug 2023 / Broadway World |
| Opera Holland Park announces new commission in 2023 |
The new work “Itch.” based on Simon Mayo’s bestselling novels “Itch and and Itch Rocks” will be composed by Jonathan Dove and librettist Alasdair Middleton. |
| 11 Mar 2022 / OperaWire |
| Opera Holland Park announces 2022 season |
The company announced that it will open on May 31, 2022 with new productions of “Eugene Onegin” and “Carmen” before presenting the UK premiere of Mark Adamo’s 1998 opera, “Little Women.” |
| 18 Aug 2021 / OperaWire |
| Opera Holland Park returns for a series of outdoor performances |
Opera Holland Park will present a series of outdoor performances this summer in the space where the theatre normally stands. |
| 1 Aug 2020 / Opera Today |
| Opera Holland Park announces new season for 2021 |
A new production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro will feature in Opera Holland Park’s 2021 season, announced today, plus new stagings of Janácek’s The Cunning Little Vixen and Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz. |
| 3 Jun 2020 / Evening Standard |
 |