Wednesday 20 April, 7pm
We are pleased to host a presentation of the Opera Holland Park double bill of Delius Margot la Rouge and Puccini’s Le Villi.
A whistlestop tour through Gothic horror, German folklore and the lawless backstreets of fin-de-siècle Paris. Doctor James Savage-Hanford, Professor Mererid Puw Davies, director Martin Lloyd-Evans, conductor Francesco Cilluffo and Paul Guinery of The Delius Trust join Anna Picard to explore the contrasting styles and soundworlds of the two operas, which will be performed at Opera Holland Park this summer (all details HERE).
This thrilling double bill of Delius and Puccini contrasts two surprise reunions between old flames. One leads to a crime of passion, the other to supernatural revenge. Delius explores a seedy corner of Paris and verismo extremes in Margot la Rouge, while the Gothic romance of Le Villi is given soaring expression by Puccini.
Free admission, book HERE
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