Opera Rara returns to the works of Offenbach with a recording and performance of La Princesse de Trébizonde in collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A travelling funfair, a lovesick Prince, a lottery ticket and a beautiful young woman pretending to be a waxwork … what could possibly go wrong? Offenbach’s 1869 comic opera La […]

Opera Rara and Royal Welsh College invite you to explore undiscovered bel canto treasures from the Foyle Opera Rara Collection in a concert with mezzo-soprano Kezia Bienek and pianist James Southall. This lunchtime concert, curated and introduced by musicologist and bel canto specialist Roger Parker, features songs and operatic excerpts by Gaetano Donizetti and his […]

We’re sorry to let you know that due to illness the scheduled performance featuring Julian Henao Gonzalez and James Southall on Wednesday (14 June) has been cancelled. In place of this performance, renowned musicologist and Opera Rara’s Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker joins Opera Rara’s Chief Executive Henry Little for a talk about the method of […]

Cancellation Notice: This concert has been cancelled. Unfortunately, due to illness, Mr Henao Gonzalez is unable to perform this concert. All tickets will be refunded. For any further questions, please email us at events@opera-rara.com. Opera Rara invite you to sample undiscovered bel canto treasures in a concert with tenor Julian Henao Gonzalez and pianist Anna […]

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Opera Rara’s Artistic Director and pianist Carlo Rizzi in an exclusive London concert appearance featuring songs by Gaetano Donizetti and his contemporaries. Known for its award-winning […]

Join mezzo-soprano Kezia Bienek and pianist James Southall as they explore rare songs that have been hidden in the Foyle Opera Rara Collection. The programme features songs and operatic excerpts by Gaetano Donizetti and his contemporaries, mixing well-known examples of the mezzo-soprano repertoire with songs that have been hidden in the archives since their creation […]

Soprano Elena Zamudio and pianist James Southall present a concert of rare and forgotten songs alongside some of opera’s greatest arias. Elena Zamudio, a recent winner of the Janet Price Opera Prize and the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, was a finalist in the 2022 Kathleen Ferrier […]

Opera Rara join forces once again with The Hallé in Manchester to record and perform the newly edited original version of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. The new Ricordi edition of the 1857 Simon Boccanegra, by Opera Rara’s Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker, is the first based on Verdi’s autograph score of the opera, which has only recently […]

In demand across the world, Ermonela Jaho is best known for her portrayals of Verdi and Puccini’s heroines. She returns to her bel canto roots in a recital of rare songs by Gaetano Donizetti, alongside a selection by his contemporaries, with Opera Rara’s Artistic Director and pianist Carlo Rizzi. They will explore repertoire that has […]

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 19th century. Featuring newly-restored, rarely - if […]

Available to watch until 23 June.  In demand across the world, Ermonela Jaho is best known for her portrayals of Verdi and Puccini’s heroines. She returns to her bel canto […]

Join us on 19 September 2024 for the opening concert of Opera Rara's 2024/25 Salon Series. Enjoy an evening of rare songs and arias performed by Welsh soprano Jessica Robinson, a finalist in the 2023 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, alongside pianist James […]

Described by the Financial Times as ‘flawless’ in her Wigmore Hall debut, Italian soprano Rosa Feola returns in a recital with Opera Rara’s Artistic Director and pianist Carlo Rizzi. As […]

Online livestream event registration - this is not a ticket to the in-person Wigmore Hall performance On Saturday 2 November at 1pm GMT/2pm CET, join us for our second live stream as part of our multi-year Donizetti Song Project from London’s Wigmore Hall. Register here to receive an automatic reminder. Our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi and Italian […]

Join us at the Lansdowne Club as we continue our exploration of rare and forgotten songs in our 2024/25 Salon Series. Baritone Lluís Calvet i Pey returns to London following his Opera Rara debut in Donizetti’s L’esule di Roma. Pianist James Southall joins him in a performance of songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries. Set […]

Renowned for their vocal virtuosity, mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux and tenor Michael Spyres (OPER! 2024 Best Singer) join forces with pianist Giulio Zappa for a concert featuring works by Donizetti and Berlioz. Part of Opera Rara’s multi-year Donizetti Song Project, the programme includes lost and forgotten songs by Gaetano Donizetti – many of which have not […]

Online concert stream event registration - this is not a ticket to the in-person Cadogan Hall performance On Sunday 16 March at 4pm (London), join us for a broadcast of Donizetti & Friends: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michael Spyres and Giulio Zappa as part of our multi-year Donizetti Song Project. The concert, previously recorded live from London’s […]

Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Salon Series of concerts featuring exciting emerging artists continues on 25 March 2025 at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens. Hailed as a “rising star” by The Guardian, British soprano Ellie Neate joins pianist Florent Mourier to perform a concert of rare songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries including compositions by women composers […]

Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Salon Series comes to a close on 8 May 2025 with a night of rare songs featuring mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries and pianist Anna Tilbrook. Harries, who made […]

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 […]

Ermonela Jaho stars in Puccini’s bittersweet romance, his opera La rondine, incorporating music that has not been heard this century.  Ruggero is young and wealthy, with his whole life before […]