
Francesca da Rimini
La forza del destino
Opera Holland Park, in rep until 14 August
Tristan und Isolde Act II
Royal Albert Hall
Opera Holland Park makes a speciality of reviving Italian operas of the early 20th century, often absurdly and lazily dubbed ‘verismo’.

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