82. Previewing the 2022 Season with Thomas Atkins (Lensky), Kezia Bienek (Carmen) and more

From the Producer's Office

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.