Germán Enrique Alcántara, Julieth Lozano, Soraya Mafi, & Robert Lewis Star in Opera Rara’s 55 Season

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Opera Rara announces its 55th season. Concerts The Salon Series recital co-presented with Temple Music Foundation features baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara and pianist Anna Tilbrook. Performance Date: October 10, 2025 The final, 1921 version of Puccini’s “La rondine” features Ermonela Jaho, Iván Ayón-Rivas, Nicola Alaimo, Ellie Neate, Juan Francisco Gatell, Jessica Robinson, Julieth Lozano, Joanna Harries, Robert Lewis, and William {…}

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CD Review: Opera Rara’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’

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“Simon Boccanegra” – in its standard 1881 revision – is an undisputed, though infrequently performed, masterpiece. But what of its very first iteration from 1857? Its premiere, at Venice’s La Fenice, famously turned into a fiasco. Julian Budden, for example, admitted to the hostility with which the libretto was received, while Verdi himself, in a letter to Giraldoni, wryly picked {…}

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Opera Rara to Stream Michael Spyres & Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s Donizetti / Berlioz Recital

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Opera Rara is set to stream its March 16 concert featuring Michael Spyres and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. The showcase, which took place at Cadogan Hall on March 10, will be available to stream on Opera Rara’s YouTube for 30 days starting on March 16, 2025. The performance featured several songs by Donizetti, interspersed with works by Berlioz. The two singers were {…}

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Opera Rara Announces 2025 Schedule

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Opera Rara has announced the 2025 schedule The first series of “Lives in Song” is hosted by Flora Willson and Roger Parker. Donizetti—Episode 2 will examine the music of Gaetano Donizetti and tell the story of his life through some of the songs he composed. Stream Date: Jan. 16, 2025 Opera Rara’s second Salon Series recital for emerging artists will {…}

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Ermonela Jaho Headlines Opera Rara’s Second ‘Donizetti and Friends’ Recital

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Opera Rara is set to present its second “Donizetti and Friends” recital on May 23, 2024. The showcase, which will take place at Wigmore Hall, will feature Artist Ambassador Ermonela Jaho. She is joined by Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi. They will perform numerous songs by Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Gounod, and Viardot. Also performing at the concert is violinist Marco Rizzi {…}

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CD Review: Opera Rara’s ‘L’Esule di Roma’

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In 2023, Carlo Rizzi and the British label of Opera Rara resurrected Mercadante’s unjustly neglected “Il Proscritto” – the story of the exile Giorgio Argyll’s return to Scotland and the ensuing, tragic love triangle at the heart of Salvadore Cammarano’s rather unlikely libretto. In 2024, conductor Rizzi turns his attention to another exile: the former tribune Settimio who is the {…}

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Opera Rara Announces Cast Change for ‘Simon Boccanegra’

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Opera Rara has announced a cast change for its concert performance of “Simon Boccanegra.” The company said, “We’re sorry to not be able to work with Nicola Alaimo again this year as he’s had to withdraw from ‘Simon Boccanegra’ due to illness. We wish Nicola a very speedy recovery! We’re happy to announce that our Simon will now be Germán {…}

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Michael Spyres, Ermonela Jaho & Rosa Feola Lead Opera Rara’s 2024-25 Season

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Opera Rara has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the concert performances and album releases. Concerts The company will open its season with the 1857 version of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in Manchester. Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hallé and Chorus of Opera North. The cast includes Nicola Alaimo (Simon Boccanegra), Eri Nakamura (Amelia), Iván-Ayón Rivas (Gabriele Adorno), {…}

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Ermonela Jaho & Eleonora Buratto Lead Opera Rara’s Concerts

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Opera Rara has announced two upcoming concerts. Opera Rara will team up with Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé to present the original 1857 version of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The version has been edited by Opera Rara’s Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker for Casa Ricordi. The concert performance will star Nicola Alaimo (Simon Boccanegra), Eleonora Buratto (Amelia), Iván-Ayón {…}

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Germán Enrique Alcántara, Julieth Lozano, Soraya Mafi, & Robert Lewis Star in Opera Rara’s 55 Season

CD Review: Opera Rara’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’

Opera Rara to Stream Michael Spyres & Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s Donizetti / Berlioz Recital

Opera Rara Announces 2025 Schedule

Ermonela Jaho Headlines Opera Rara’s Second ‘Donizetti and Friends’ Recital

CD Review: Opera Rara’s ‘L’Esule di Roma’

Opera Rara Announces Cast Change for ‘Simon Boccanegra’

Michael Spyres, Ermonela Jaho & Rosa Feola Lead Opera Rara’s 2024-25 Season

Ermonela Jaho & Eleonora Buratto Lead Opera Rara’s Concerts