Opera Holland Park marked one year since the Grenfell tragedy with a special gala to raise money for the Rugby Portobello Trust which supports the North Kensington community. Based just a mile from the Grenfell Tower, OHP has a long association with its community and lost a much-loved member of its own staff, Debbie Lamprell, in the disaster.
The Hope for Grenfell Memorial Gala, in memory of Debbie Lamprell and all the victims, featured full scenes from OHP’s productions of La traviata and Cosi fan tutte, performances of classic arias by guests from across the operatic world, and an original composition by Will Todd and Gareth Malone, performed by a community choir.
Singers included: Peter Auty, Cheryl Barker, Nadine Benjamin, Susan Bullock, David Butt Philip, Peter Coleman-Wright, Nico Darmanin, Eleanor Dennis, Grant Doyle, Anne Sophie Duprels, Lauren Fagan, Stephen Gadd, Nicholas Garrett, Brenden Gunnell, Ben Johnson, Ellie Laugharne, Nicholas Lester, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Robert Murray, Nick Pritchard, Gweneth-Ann Rand, Natalya Romaniw, Lucy Schaufer, Nicky Spence, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan, Kitty Whately, Laura Woods, Fflur Wyn
