A Christmas Carol | Opera Holland Park
11 December 2026
Ticket information:
Doors open 6.30pm
Stroud Arts Festival 80th Celebrations
Opera Holland Park brings us Will Todd’s enchanting musical retelling of A Christmas Carol. Todd weaves the melodies of traditional Victorian carols and the midwinter chimes of handbells through each episode of Charles Dickens’s seasonal ghost story. In a libretto drawn by David Simpatico from the much-loved 1848 novella. A spooky and salutary story for all ages from Opera Holland Park, with a festive happy ending.
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