“Roger Pines has been a valuable dramaturg, historian, and writer to me. His encyclopedic knowledge of singers and singing is hugely valuable to both artists and presenters.” — Renée Fleming
Roger Pines is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in the field of opera, encompassing writing, lecturing, broadcasting, adjudicating, and repertoire research/consultation. His voice is familiar to a large radio audience from appearances on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts’ “Opera Quiz,” for which he has been a panelist since the 2005-06 season.
Roger recently concluded his 26-year-tenure at Lyric Opera of Chicago. In addition to serving as dramaturg and editing the company’s house program – for which he also wrote a large number of feature articles each season – he was co-host and co-producer of the company’s live broadcasts (2010-18); a presenter of lectures and moderator of artist panels, both in the opera house and throughout the greater Chicago area; and special lecturer and consultant for the Ryan Opera Center, the company’s renowned young-artist program. He also co-edited the book commemorating the company’s 50th anniversary. During the years following the launching of the “Ask Roger” feature on Lyric’s website in 2016, hundreds of opera enthusiasts emailed questions to him on a wide variety of opera-related topics.
Join award-winning tenor Alessandro Fisher and pianist Anna Tilbrook at the historic Grade II* listed Stone House in an exploration of the solo songs of Gaetano Donizetti. Although mainly known for his operas, Donizetti wrote songs throughout his career, demonstrating an extraordinary range of styles and a vein of music-making often quite different from his writing for the stage. A few of these songs are justly well-known, but many more of equal quality disappeared entirely from the repertory and will be here presented for the first time in nearly two hundred years.
7:00PM | Canapes and Sparkling Wine Reception
7:45PM | Performance
PROGRAMME:
Songs of Gaetano Donizetti
Bolero, “Léger coursier”
Romanza “Quando da te lontano” Barcaruola “Sovra il remo sta curvando” Canzonetta “Perché, se mia tu sei”
La trademiento La conocchia “Quann’a lo bello mio” “O anime affannate” unfinished piece based on Dante
Preghiera “Dio! che col cenno moderi” “Oh! ne me chasse pas”
“Me voglio fa na casa”
For further information please email us at events@opera-rara.com.
Join us on Zoom as we announce our 2022/23 Season of work. Hosted by Opera Rara’s Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi, Chief Executive Henry Little and Artistic Dramaturg Roger Parker, they are joined by special guests mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong and tenor Josh Lovell.
Join us on Zoom for Opera Rara’s member “book club”, Reading with Roger. Following the release of Opera Rara Classics Rossini in 1819, Artistic Dramaturg Roger Parker leads a discussion on opera in 1819.
Join us on Zoom for the release of Rossini in 1819. Hosted by Henry Little and Roger Parker, the event features special guests David Parry, Carmen Giannattasio and Eleonora Di Cintio.
The limited edition of three sought-after opere serie features stellar performances by international bel canto champions, including Gregory Kunde, Jennifer Larmore, Carmen Giannattasio and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. Premiered only ten months apart in 1819, these three operas fell out of the repertoire soon after Rossini’s death but have, over the last few decades, been rehabilitated in the operatic canon for the joy of Rossini lovers. Remastered to the best audio quality and featuring a specially commissioned essay by Rossini specialist Eleonora Di Cintio, these recordings, unavailable for many years, will delight opera collectors and Rossini fans.
‘An exemplary recording on this specialist label for unusual operatic repertoire.’ Gramophone – Ermione
