A Christmas Carol: A Musical Retelling
Opera Holland Park

Sunday 13 December 2026, 5pm

Prices from £29.00 to £98.00

Programme

Will Todd A Christmas Carol: A Musical Retelling

Performers

Opera Holland Park principals
Will Todd composer
David Simpatico librettist
Martin Duncan director

Following sell-out performances, Will Todd and David Simpatico’s musical retelling of A Christmas Carol comes to Cadogan Hall for the first time this December.

Scored for eight singers, an actor, and a trio of piano, double bass and accordion, Will Todd’s enchanting score weaves Victorian carols and the midwinter chimes of handbells through Charles Dickens’ timeless ghost story.

In a libretto drawn by David Simpatico from the much-loved 1848 novella, we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and the friends whose kindness teaches him the true meaning of Christmas.

Described as a work that “captures the spirit of the tale perfectly” (★★★★★ MusicOMH), eight of Opera Holland Park’s finest principals perform in a semi-staged production directed by Martin Duncan (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland).

Duration: approx. 1 hour 20 mins (no interval)