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 exploration of Donizetti, Opera Rara has reshaped the way the musical world views this composer, bringing to light many of his lost or forgotten operas. […]

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 […]

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 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. […]

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 a part of Opera Rara’s multi-year Donizetti Song Project, the recital features lost and forgotten songs by Gaetano Donizetti as well as selections by his […]

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 […]