Opera Now Cover Feature

The Spring 2025 issue of Opera Now is now available and we’re delighted that our Artist Ambassadors Michael Spyres and Ermonela Jaho are on the cover.

Taking time out of recording sessions with our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi, Michael and Ermonela sat down with Opera Now’s Mark Pullinger to talk about their relationship with Opera Rara including their first projects with us as well as reflecting on being part of our multi-year Donizetti Song Project.

Jaho is full of admiration for the label. ‘It’s run by love. As artists, you need to feel loved and appreciated to give your best and Opera Rara does this.’ ‘It’s nurturing,’ Spyres interjects. ‘Exactly,’ Jaho replies. ‘And you don’t feel judged. You become a better singer and a better human being. To do that in harmony is something very difficult to do in opera houses today.’ Because of the time constraints in staging opera with minuscule rehearsals? Jaho nods.

If you’re an Opera Now subscriber, you can read the full feature here: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/features/article/ermonela-jaho-and-michael-spyres-keepers-of-the-flame