Opera Rara launches its 55th Season with a Salon Concert on Friday 10 October 2025 with Argentinean baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara and pianist Anna Tilbrook in partnership with Temple Music Foundation. Enjoy an evening of little-known songs by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) side by side with those of Latin American composers Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878), Francisco de Paula Aguirre (1875-1939), Carlos López Buchardo (1881-1948), Celia Torrá (1889-1962), Alberto Williams (1862-1952) and Ana Carrique (1886-1978).

A graduate of the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, Alcántara made his Opera Rara debut as Simon Boccanegra in the charity’s revival of the original 1857 version of Verdi’s opera with The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder. Many of the rare Latin American songs he has chosen for this evening will have their UK premiere in this concert.

Taking place in the splendid Middle Temple Hall, where Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed, the evening will end with a post-concert reception with the artists – a perfect opportunity to meet the artists and make new friends!

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PROGRAMME: 

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Odi d’un uom

Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878)
El desamor

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Mentre del caro lido

Julián Aguirre (1868-1924)
Caminito

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Un baiser pour espoir

Carlos López Buchardo (1881-1948)
Les roses de Nöel
Canción de Ausencia

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Ov’è la voce magica

Interval

Celia Torrá (1889-1962)
Milonga del destino

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Si tu m’as fait a ton image

Carlos López Buchardo (1881-1948)
Lassitude

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Batte il bronzo

Alberto Williams (  )
Milonga calabacera

Julián Aguirre (1868-1924)
Cueca
La lune

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Luna e Stelle della notte

Ana Carrique (1886 – 1979)
A patay huele la luna