Opera Holland Park - "Clever, funny and beautifully performed" - Here's what you thought of The Bear

 

Streaming this week: The Bear by William Walton (pay what you feel) Our new filmed production of Walton's witty one-act opera The Bear is now available to watch, streaming online every evening this week.  Conducted by John Andrews, directed by John Wilkie and filmed by Simon Wall, the film stars mezzo-soprano Clare Presland, baritone Richard Burkhard and bass-baritone John Savournin, last seen in Opera Holland Park's acclaimed 2019 production of Il segreto di Susanna.  Reviews and reactions so far "The three central performances are all excellent, both vocally and dramatically." - MusicOMH "A clever, funny, beautifully performed & inventively filmed production." - Donald Macleod (Composer of the Week) "I absolutely loved The Bear by @operahollandpk tonight. Beautiful music and singing, it's also very witty and entertaining. Congratulations to all involved!" - Twitter follower "Delightful." - Planet Hugill "You will be thoroughly entertained." - Seen and Heard International "Extremely well done." - Twitter follower Book now Tickets are available for our upcoming streams on 10, 11, 12, 13 November at 7.30pm and 12, 13 November at 1pm. Please note that you will need to book a ticket in order to watch the film. The film is pay what you feel, so please consider adding a donation to Opera Holland Park as part of your ticket order. Watch the trailer > Book your ticket now > Q&A with the team behind The Bear "That’s the thing about working on film. The attention to detail needs to be razor sharp – every eyebrow counts!" In this interview with the cast and creative team of The Bear, they tell us about the process of putting an opera on film and share some behind-the-scenes anecdotes.