One month to go now and counting until our revival of the final 1921 version of Puccini's La rondine @BarbicanCentre - @CarloRizziMusic conducts BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers Our Magda, @ErmonelaJaho, of course needs no introduction ✨

Happy Monday! Here's your ❓of the day: 'Why has Italian art song been overlooked in the canon?' - watch on to see how our Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker, the great mastermind behind our Donizetti Song Project, answers this question 💡 https://t.co/NyrVi4ZPSo #AskOperaRara

The @OperaRara gang are in town! Donizetti Brunch:

Donizetti's 'Luna e stelle della notte' was found in Sweden's Nydahl Collection music museum. It was recorded for the first time ever by Marie-Nicole Lemieux in Volume 4 of our #DonizettiSongProject, and performed live for the first time in modern times by @gerchualcantara 🎶

Anthony Freud’s visionary leadership and unwavering dedication have profoundly shaped the opera world across continents, guiding major institutions with exceptional skill and passion throughout a remarkable three-decade career.

Congratulations Anthony Freud who recently joined our Board of Directors!

Today we'd like to introduce you to our grisettes in our revival of the final 1921 version of Puccini's La rondine on 5 Dec: 🎶 British/New Zealand mezzo-soprano @Joanna_Harries 🎵 Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong (@jujita2) 🎼Welsh soprano Jessica Robinson (@jess_robz)

We'll be recording Lives in Song: Puccini Episode 3 very soon with our Artistic Director @CarloRizziMusic - let us know what you'd like to ask him and/or our host Flora Willson about the Italian composer ❔ #AskOperaRara

To all opera lovers headed to @TeatroDonizetti! This Sunday, join our Donizetti brunch to hear the Bottega Donizetti young artists in a selection of solo and ensemble pieces. Including this beautiful duet sung here by Marie-Nicole Lemieux @Spikelmyers: https://t.co/ekrgorfFIH

Dinorah was our first complete recording release by Giacomo Meyerbeer and one which surprised its critics in 1859 who thought the composer capable only of large-scale grand operas. This three-act opéra-comique is our November Recording of the Month: https://t.co/RTseaOiREh

✨ @ben_bernheim et @ErmonelaJaho interprètent l’air « Un dì, felice, eterea » issu de « La Traviata » de Verdi. Retrouvez l’émission « Fauteuils d’orchestre » en replay sur @FranceTV. 🔗 https://t.co/0fLWVfZ1KH

OPER! CD DES MONATS | #Donizetti als Liedkomponist? Hat man wahrscheinlich wenig auf dem Schirm, auch wenn es sich um fast 200 Werke handelt. Die meisten davon dürften seit ihrer Entstehung kaum je aufgeführt worden sein, eingespielt noch weniger. #CarloRizzi und @OperaRara heben

#Donizetti as a song composer? Probably not on many people's radar, even though he created almost 200 of them. #CarloRizzi and @OperaRara are bringing this forgotten treasure to light on this double album with soprano #ErmonelaJaho – our CD of the Month! https://t.co/nPdACOgF76

Saverio Mercadante’s Orazi e Curiazi was premiered in Naples ⁦@teatrosancarlo⁩⁩ #OTD in 1846. Revived - and recorded twice - by ⁦@OperaRara⁩⁩, it remains a rara avis.

'@ErmonelaJaho is surely one of the most eloquent and outspoken advocates for opera, championing its emotional depth, accessibility, and relevance' Read @interludeHK interview with Ermonela in which they spoke about Donizetti and Puccini's La rondine: https://t.co/OZaxvoyxQ2

Tonight on @FranceTV - @ErmonelaJaho on #FauteuilsDorchestre 👀

Carlos López Buchardo (1881–1948) was one of the founding figures of Argentinian classical music. This autumnal lament - 'Canción de Ausencia' (Song of Absence) - sung by @gerchualcantara with @AnnaTilbrook is one of Buchardo's most famous art songs: https://t.co/NFbt2uNCXy

Count down to the inaugural Sir Bryn Terfel Song Prize 2025. 🎙️ Introducing a prestigious international panel of singing and opera specialists to judge our competitors, Sir Bryn Terfel, John Fisher, Ute Fesquet, Angelika Kirchschlager and Carlo Rizzi. https://t.co/q1oT1KUW6Q

📢 To all @Brownleetenor fans based in the UK 📢 Lawrence will be in London for one night only @wigmore_hall on 22 November. His programme starts with four songs from our #DonizettiSongProject including the beautiful 'Tu porgesti a me l'anello': https://t.co/4w2cF5Cikx

'I find his personality incredibly attractive... he comes across as such a warm and positive human, and seems to attract similar, sociable kinds of people' 'Why was Donizetti important?' asked one Lives in Song viewer. This is how our experts answered ‼️ #AskOperaRara