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    Opera Holland Park 2014 in pictures

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    From The Barber of Seville to The Turn of the Screw, Opera Holland Park's open-air productions get more ambitious every year. Here are the beautiful pictures of this year's performances.

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      1. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    2. barber of seville opera holland park

      2. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    3. barber of seville opera holland park

      3. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    4. barber of seville opera holland park

      4. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    5. barber of seville opera holland park

      5. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    6. barber of seville opera holland park

      6. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    7. barber of seville opera holland park

      7. The Barber of Seville

      It's a classic farce, and Rossini's twisting, turning tale and captivating melodies kept the audiences at Opera Holland Park enthused. Photo: Fritz Curson

    8. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      8. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    9. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      9. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    10. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      10. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    11. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      11. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    12. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      12. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    13. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      13. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    14. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      14. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    15. La fanciulla del West opera holland park

      15. La fanciulla del West

      Puccini's La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) was one of the composer's own favourites among his repertoire, and it proved popular at OHP too. Photo: Fritz Curson

    16. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      16. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    17. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      17. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    18. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      18. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    19. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      19. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    20. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      20. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    21. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      21. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    22. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      22. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

    23. The Turn of the Screw opera holland park

      23. The Turn of the Screw

      Benjamin Britten's dark opera based on the Henry James novel of the same name brought a chill to the open-air magic of Opera Holland Park. Photo: Alex Brenner

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