Following her Royal Opera House debut in Andrea Chénier conducted by Antonio Pappano, mezzo-soprano Katia Ledoux joins pianist Anna Tilbrook for a recital presented by Opera Rara and the Temple Music Foundation. Taking place within the Inner Temple Parliament Chamber, the programme centres on the Parisian salons of the 19^th century. Featuring newly-restored, rarely – if ever – performed songs by Donizetti from his years in Paris, the programme is completed with selections by Donizetti’s contemporaries. Including several songs composed by women, Ledoux and Tilbrook recreate the experience of a musical soirée.

Katia Ledoux, who frequently performs at opera houses across Europe, made her recording and London concert debut with Opera Rara and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2022 in a concert of Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde. The subsequent recording was chosen as Recording of the Year in the 2024 OPER! Awards in Amsterdam. Anna Tilbrook, a British pianist and frequent collaborator with some of the world’s top artists, is frequently featured in Europe’s major concert halls and festivals.

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PROGRAMME: 

Gaetano Donizetti
“La prière à St. Catherine”
“Pas d’autre amour que toi!”
“La Fiancée du timbalier”
“Faut-il renfermer dans mon âme”

Gioachino Rossini
“Ariette à l’ancienne”
Georges Bizet
“Rose d’amour”
Hector Berlioz
“Le spectre de la rose”
Cécile Chaminade
“Je voudrais”

Gaetano Donizetti
“L’Étrangère”
“La Folle de S.te Hélène”

Pauline Viardot
“Lamento”
Gioachino Rossini
“Adieux à la vie”
Georges Bizet
“Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe”
Clémence de Grandval
“Le galop”

Tickets £50

7:30 | Concert

8:40 | Drink Reception with artists

This concert is presented in partnership with Temple Music Foundation. 

Opera Rara’s Donizetti Patron: His Excellency The Italian Ambassador

The Donizetti Song Project is supported by the Opera Rara Donizetti Syndicate and Colwinston Charitable Trust