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In this episode, James Clutton chats with Elizabeth Karani and Anthony Gregory who play the roles of Acis and Galatea in Opera Holland Park's 2024 production.
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James Clutton sits down with soprano Alison Langer to talk about starting her career in Opera Holland Park Young Artists scheme, the roles she's performed with the company and her upcoming role as Nedda in Pagliacci ahead of its opening night.
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James Clutton chats with the cast of Stephen Barlow's Tosca on its final night at Opera Holland Park.
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Join James Clutton for the day on our annual Envoy Reception! He chats to our Development team about upcoming plans, meets some of our most loyal supporters and hears from some of our musicians. Have a listen to find out more about the world of membership at OHP and what it's like to be part of the OHP family.
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In this episode, James Clutton and Education and Outreach Manager Isabella Farrell reflect on OHP's Christmas Extravaganza. Having visited care homes, hospital wards and community groups across Kensington, James also chats to residents at The Royal Hospital and members of our new intergenerational choir.
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In today’s episode, James Clutton speaks to Charlotte Badham and Laura Lolita Perešivana who are playing the title roles in Opera Holland Park’s 2023 production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 Hansel and Gretel. They discuss the joys and challenges of freshly tackling such well loved characters.
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In today's episode, James Clutton (whilst possibly breaking into a house in Mayfair) has an extended conversation with Wasfi Kani, the founder of Grange Park Opera. James delves into Wasfi's life and career, from her first interactions with classical music to her leadership style, and both discuss their role in the world of opera and opera's role in the current world.
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Today James Clutton speaks to the cast, Composer, Librettist, Associate Director and producers of Itch, Opera Holland Park's new opera by Jonathan Dove, after the team have heard it played through for the first time.
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In this extended episode, James Clutton speaks to Paul Carey Jones, an OHP veteran, about Paul's journey into opera and the of value theatre and live performance, and they both consider the future of what opera is and where and how it will exist in uncertain times ahead.
Buy his book, Giving it away, here: https://www.paulcareyjones.net/buy -
Today, James Clutton speaks to the cast and director of Little Women after an exciting and emotional studio run. On the warmest day of the year in England, Charlotte Badham, Kitty Whately, Lizzie Karani, Harriet Eyley and Ella Marchment talk to James about the buzz of the studio run, the journey the team has been on, and the excitement of getting the show on stage.
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In today's episode, James Clutton chats to the cast and associate conductor of Carmen during their Sitzprobe. It's many of the team's favourite day of the production, and there is a real buzz in the auditorium, so tune in to hear about how they are getting on and the excitement in the build up to the opening.
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In today's podcast, James Clutton, CEO and Director of Opera at Opera Holland Park, talks to various members of the cast, crew and creative teams after the end of the Studio Run of Eugene Onegin. The Studio Run is the first time the team runs the full opera, and, as you can hear in the episode, there is a really exciting atmosphere in the room.
Guests in order of appearance:
Tom Atkins - Lensky
Jo Meredith - Choreographer
Samual Dale Johnson
Anush Hovhannisyan - Tatyana
Megan Bly - Deputy Stage Manager
Julia Burbach - Director
Lada Valešová - Conductor -
In today's episode of From the Producer's Office, James Clutton speaks to librettist Alasdair Middleton about working on Opera Holland Park's new commission for 2023, 'Itch'. They discuss the value of the continued working relationship between Alasdair and composer Jonathon Dove, as well as his path to becoming a librettist and the process of creating and developing meaningful libretto.
From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft. -
In this episode, our CEO and Director of Opera James Cluttion speaks to some of our artists and directors involved in the Opera Holland Park 2022 Season. We hear from Thomas Atkins, Kezia Bienek, Ella Marchment, Themba Mvula and Anne Sophie Duprels about their upcoming productions. They chat about the excitement of being reunited with their OHP family, the pressures of singing iconic roles, and why it’s so important to have a woman direct Carmen in 2022.
Catch our interviewees in the following productions this Summer:
Thomas Atkins – Lensky, Eugene Onegin
Kezia Bienek – Carmen, Carmen
Ella Marchment – Director, Little Women
Themba Mvula – Le Dancaïre, Carmen and Boatswain, HMS Pinafore
Anne Sophie Duprels – Margot, Margot la Rouge and Anna, Le Villi
From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft. -
In this episode of From the Producer's Office, James Clutton is joined by composer Jonathan Dove and broadcaster and bestselling author Simon Mayo to announce a new commission for 2023, the world premiere of an opera for young adults and families, Itch.
The opera will be based on Simon Mayo's bestselling novels Itch and Itch Rocks, described as 'Breaking Bad for kids' by NPR in America. Itch explores the real life magic of the elements through an explosive adventure story that sees the young hero trying to outrun a vindictive teacher, a global corporation and a shadowy government agency in his quest to save the world.
Simon, Jonathan, and James discuss how the commission came about, talk about the novel's plot and the inspirations behind it, and draw parallels between Itch and some other operas listeners might be familiar with.
From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft. -
In this episode of From the Producer's Office, we're joined by the March sisters from our upcoming production of Little Women – Charlotte Badham (Jo), Kitty Whately (Meg), Harriet Eyley (Beth) and Elizabeth Karani (Amy). They talk about their relationships with Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, discuss the many previous adaptations of the book, and talk about introducing audiences to new contemporary repertoire they might not have heard before.
From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft. -
In this episode of From the Producer's Office, our CEO and Director of Opera James Clutton is joined by long time friend of Opera Holland Park, director Martin Lloyd Evans. The two talk about Martin's long relationship with the company, reminiscing about productions including La Wally and The Queen of Spades, and Martin discusses the relationship between a director and an audience, and how that changes when staging the sort of rare work he often directs at OHP.
From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft. -
With our digital screenings of William Walton's The Bear now in full swing, OHP's CEO and Director of Opera James Clutton caught up with cast and creative team members Clare Presland, John Andrews and John Wilkie to talk about the process of creating the film, the unique skill of performing for the screen rather than the stage, and why they wanted to use the film to recreate the experience of watching a live show.
On 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 November at 7.30pm, and on 12 and 13 November at 1pm, we'll be holding online screenings of our new film of William Walton's The Bear. Pre-booking is essential, and you can find all the details here: operahollandpark.com/online/the-bear/
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