Everyone loves Barkouf… well, almost everyone. 🐶😂
Rare opera, very niche drama. 🎭🐕
https://opera-rara.com/event/offenbach-barkouf
#Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaTok #RareOpera #OperaRara
Rare opera, very niche drama. 🎭🐕
https://opera-rara.com/event/offenbach-barkouf
#Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaTok #RareOpera #OperaRara
September 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Everyone loves Barkouf… well, almost everyone. 🐶😂
Rare opera, very niche drama. 🎭🐕
https://opera-rara.com/event/offenbach-barkouf
#Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaTok #RareOpera #OperaRara
Rare opera, very niche drama. 🎭🐕
https://opera-rara.com/event/offenbach-barkouf
#Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaTok #RareOpera #OperaRara
🎭 Two weeks to go until Celebrating Offenbach!
Join us at the @natoperastudio.bsky.social on 6 October for an evening of Offenbach, featuring François Piolino & Philippe Talbot from Opera Rara’s Barkouf recording & artists from the NOS
🎟️ More info & booking: https://ow.ly/ucLN50ZPIk6 🎭
#OperaRara
Join us at the @natoperastudio.bsky.social on 6 October for an evening of Offenbach, featuring François Piolino & Philippe Talbot from Opera Rara’s Barkouf recording & artists from the NOS
🎟️ More info & booking: https://ow.ly/ucLN50ZPIk6 🎭
#OperaRara
September 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎭 Two weeks to go until Celebrating Offenbach!
Join us at the @natoperastudio.bsky.social on 6 October for an evening of Offenbach, featuring François Piolino & Philippe Talbot from Opera Rara’s Barkouf recording & artists from the NOS
🎟️ More info & booking: https://ow.ly/ucLN50ZPIk6 🎭
#OperaRara
Join us at the @natoperastudio.bsky.social on 6 October for an evening of Offenbach, featuring François Piolino & Philippe Talbot from Opera Rara’s Barkouf recording & artists from the NOS
🎟️ More info & booking: https://ow.ly/ucLN50ZPIk6 🎭
#OperaRara
#morninglistening to vol.3 of the fabulous @OperaRara #Donizetti song series, this one w/#MichaelSpyres & CarloRizzi. Such lovely discoveries!
Oh! ne me chasse pas
Amzn: amzn.to/3RAWKLD
Oh! ne me chasse pas
Amzn: amzn.to/3RAWKLD
April 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#morninglistening to vol.3 of the fabulous @OperaRara #Donizetti song series, this one w/#MichaelSpyres & CarloRizzi. Such lovely discoveries!
Oh! ne me chasse pas
Amzn: amzn.to/3RAWKLD
Oh! ne me chasse pas
Amzn: amzn.to/3RAWKLD
🎧 Our August Recording of the Month: Giacomo Meyerbeer's Il crociato in Egitto.
Experience Opera Rara's acclaimed world premiere studio recording.
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/42cxeand
🎼 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/55h377ff
💿 Purchase: https://tinyurl.com/yjec8tk9
#Meyerbeer #OperaRara
Experience Opera Rara's acclaimed world premiere studio recording.
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/42cxeand
🎼 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/55h377ff
💿 Purchase: https://tinyurl.com/yjec8tk9
#Meyerbeer #OperaRara
August 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎧 Our August Recording of the Month: Giacomo Meyerbeer's Il crociato in Egitto.
Experience Opera Rara's acclaimed world premiere studio recording.
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/42cxeand
🎼 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/55h377ff
💿 Purchase: https://tinyurl.com/yjec8tk9
#Meyerbeer #OperaRara
Experience Opera Rara's acclaimed world premiere studio recording.
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/42cxeand
🎼 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/55h377ff
💿 Purchase: https://tinyurl.com/yjec8tk9
#Meyerbeer #OperaRara
🔥 A spectacular ending from Lawrence Brownlee in Donizetti’s Odi, Elisa, quest’è l’ora!
One of the many rediscoveries from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Songs Project. 🎶
Volumes 1 & 2 are available now to buy and stream: https://ow.ly/9MlM50ZMFvl
#Donizetti #OperaRara
One of the many rediscoveries from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Songs Project. 🎶
Volumes 1 & 2 are available now to buy and stream: https://ow.ly/9MlM50ZMFvl
#Donizetti #OperaRara
September 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🔥 A spectacular ending from Lawrence Brownlee in Donizetti’s Odi, Elisa, quest’è l’ora!
One of the many rediscoveries from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Songs Project. 🎶
Volumes 1 & 2 are available now to buy and stream: https://ow.ly/9MlM50ZMFvl
#Donizetti #OperaRara
One of the many rediscoveries from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Songs Project. 🎶
Volumes 1 & 2 are available now to buy and stream: https://ow.ly/9MlM50ZMFvl
#Donizetti #OperaRara
🎶 Our June newsletter is out now!
Discover upcoming concerts, recordings, free summer streams, and the UK premiere of Offenbach's Barkouf as we look ahead to our 56th season.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y2djmxhd
#OperaRara #JuneNewsletter #OperaLovers #OperaSeason
Discover upcoming concerts, recordings, free summer streams, and the UK premiere of Offenbach's Barkouf as we look ahead to our 56th season.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y2djmxhd
#OperaRara #JuneNewsletter #OperaLovers #OperaSeason
June 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🎶 Our June newsletter is out now!
Discover upcoming concerts, recordings, free summer streams, and the UK premiere of Offenbach's Barkouf as we look ahead to our 56th season.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y2djmxhd
#OperaRara #JuneNewsletter #OperaLovers #OperaSeason
Discover upcoming concerts, recordings, free summer streams, and the UK premiere of Offenbach's Barkouf as we look ahead to our 56th season.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y2djmxhd
#OperaRara #JuneNewsletter #OperaLovers #OperaSeason
#morninglistening to v.4 (!) of the fabulous OperaRara Donizetti song series, this one w/MarieNicoleLemieux & GiuloZappa.
Occhio nero incendiator!
Amzn: amzn.to/3DPVvFb
Occhio nero incendiator!
Amzn: amzn.to/3DPVvFb
March 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#morninglistening to v.4 (!) of the fabulous OperaRara Donizetti song series, this one w/MarieNicoleLemieux & GiuloZappa.
Occhio nero incendiator!
Amzn: amzn.to/3DPVvFb
Occhio nero incendiator!
Amzn: amzn.to/3DPVvFb
🎉 Opera Rara is 56 today!
❤️ Help us celebrate by sharing your favourite Opera Rara memory in the comments. A concert, recording, artist, or the moment you discovered us - we'd love to hear it.
For 56 years we've been bringing forgotten operatic treasures back to life!
#OperaRara #Opera #Classical
❤️ Help us celebrate by sharing your favourite Opera Rara memory in the comments. A concert, recording, artist, or the moment you discovered us - we'd love to hear it.
For 56 years we've been bringing forgotten operatic treasures back to life!
#OperaRara #Opera #Classical
July 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎉 Opera Rara is 56 today!
❤️ Help us celebrate by sharing your favourite Opera Rara memory in the comments. A concert, recording, artist, or the moment you discovered us - we'd love to hear it.
For 56 years we've been bringing forgotten operatic treasures back to life!
#OperaRara #Opera #Classical
❤️ Help us celebrate by sharing your favourite Opera Rara memory in the comments. A concert, recording, artist, or the moment you discovered us - we'd love to hear it.
For 56 years we've been bringing forgotten operatic treasures back to life!
#OperaRara #Opera #Classical
A glass raised to Offenbach as we look ahead to our 56th season! 🥂
Featuring Ann Catherine Gillet and Virginie Verrez, this excerpt, "Ô malvoisie", comes from Opera Rara's 2023 recording of La Princesse de Trébizonde with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OperaRara #56thSeason
Featuring Ann Catherine Gillet and Virginie Verrez, this excerpt, "Ô malvoisie", comes from Opera Rara's 2023 recording of La Princesse de Trébizonde with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OperaRara #56thSeason
June 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A glass raised to Offenbach as we look ahead to our 56th season! 🥂
Featuring Ann Catherine Gillet and Virginie Verrez, this excerpt, "Ô malvoisie", comes from Opera Rara's 2023 recording of La Princesse de Trébizonde with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OperaRara #56thSeason
Featuring Ann Catherine Gillet and Virginie Verrez, this excerpt, "Ô malvoisie", comes from Opera Rara's 2023 recording of La Princesse de Trébizonde with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OperaRara #56thSeason
Nicola Alaimo takes to the stage at Wigmore Hall ✨
Celebrating the completion of the Donizetti Song Project.
#OperaRara #DonizettiSongProject #WigmoreHall #NicolaAlaimo #BelCanto #ClassicalMusic
Celebrating the completion of the Donizetti Song Project.
#OperaRara #DonizettiSongProject #WigmoreHall #NicolaAlaimo #BelCanto #ClassicalMusic
June 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Nicola Alaimo takes to the stage at Wigmore Hall ✨
Celebrating the completion of the Donizetti Song Project.
#OperaRara #DonizettiSongProject #WigmoreHall #NicolaAlaimo #BelCanto #ClassicalMusic
Celebrating the completion of the Donizetti Song Project.
#OperaRara #DonizettiSongProject #WigmoreHall #NicolaAlaimo #BelCanto #ClassicalMusic
🎭 We’re delighted to welcome François Piolino and Philippe Talbot to our Offenbach Salon Series with the National Opera Studio on 6 October, ahead of Barkouf, receiving its UK premiere in October.
🎟️
https://ow.ly/97hM50Zyysg
Read more:
https://ow.ly/ozAf50Zyysi
#OperaRara
🎟️
https://ow.ly/97hM50Zyysg
Read more:
https://ow.ly/ozAf50Zyysi
#OperaRara
August 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎭 We’re delighted to welcome François Piolino and Philippe Talbot to our Offenbach Salon Series with the National Opera Studio on 6 October, ahead of Barkouf, receiving its UK premiere in October.
🎟️
https://ow.ly/97hM50Zyysg
Read more:
https://ow.ly/ozAf50Zyysi
#OperaRara
🎟️
https://ow.ly/97hM50Zyysg
Read more:
https://ow.ly/ozAf50Zyysi
#OperaRara
A reminder today that all our programmes since 2021 are available our issuu account including for our @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook Salon Series recital which you can watch until the end of the month on our YouTube channel.
Explore it and more here: issuu.com/operarara
Explore it and more here: issuu.com/operarara
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A reminder today that all our programmes since 2021 are available our issuu account including for our @joannaharries.bsky.social and Anna Tilbrook Salon Series recital which you can watch until the end of the month on our YouTube channel.
Explore it and more here: issuu.com/operarara
Explore it and more here: issuu.com/operarara
Wait for the ending... 👀🎶
Eri Nakamura's breathtaking final high note from Amelia's cavatina in Verdi's original 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra.
Worth the wait? ❤️
🎼 Purchase the album here: https://ow.ly/jZzw50Zu9q1
#OperaRara #RareOpera #Verdi #SimonBoccanegra
Eri Nakamura's breathtaking final high note from Amelia's cavatina in Verdi's original 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra.
Worth the wait? ❤️
🎼 Purchase the album here: https://ow.ly/jZzw50Zu9q1
#OperaRara #RareOpera #Verdi #SimonBoccanegra
July 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Wait for the ending... 👀🎶
Eri Nakamura's breathtaking final high note from Amelia's cavatina in Verdi's original 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra.
Worth the wait? ❤️
🎼 Purchase the album here: https://ow.ly/jZzw50Zu9q1
#OperaRara #RareOpera #Verdi #SimonBoccanegra
Eri Nakamura's breathtaking final high note from Amelia's cavatina in Verdi's original 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra.
Worth the wait? ❤️
🎼 Purchase the album here: https://ow.ly/jZzw50Zu9q1
#OperaRara #RareOpera #Verdi #SimonBoccanegra
Joanna Harries special message ahead of this week’s Summer Stream Concert! 🎥
📅 Streaming Today @ 1.00 - Sunday 19 July on YouTube
#OperaRara #JoannaHarries #AnnaTilbrook #Donizetti #ClassicalMusic #Opera
📅 Streaming Today @ 1.00 - Sunday 19 July on YouTube
#OperaRara #JoannaHarries #AnnaTilbrook #Donizetti #ClassicalMusic #Opera
July 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Joanna Harries special message ahead of this week’s Summer Stream Concert! 🎥
📅 Streaming Today @ 1.00 - Sunday 19 July on YouTube
#OperaRara #JoannaHarries #AnnaTilbrook #Donizetti #ClassicalMusic #Opera
📅 Streaming Today @ 1.00 - Sunday 19 July on YouTube
#OperaRara #JoannaHarries #AnnaTilbrook #Donizetti #ClassicalMusic #Opera
We’re loving the response to our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi’s Le siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival this week — and that we witnessed it!
🎧 Hear Carlo conduct Michael Spyres in “Venise, ô ma patrie”: https://ow.ly/a5uK50ZzMC2
#OperaRara #Rossini #CarloRizzi
🎧 Hear Carlo conduct Michael Spyres in “Venise, ô ma patrie”: https://ow.ly/a5uK50ZzMC2
#OperaRara #Rossini #CarloRizzi
August 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We’re loving the response to our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi’s Le siège de Corinthe at the Rossini Opera Festival this week — and that we witnessed it!
🎧 Hear Carlo conduct Michael Spyres in “Venise, ô ma patrie”: https://ow.ly/a5uK50ZzMC2
#OperaRara #Rossini #CarloRizzi
🎧 Hear Carlo conduct Michael Spyres in “Venise, ô ma patrie”: https://ow.ly/a5uK50ZzMC2
#OperaRara #Rossini #CarloRizzi
🎤 Do opera singers really use microphones?
In the latest #AskOperaRara we put one of your most recently asked questions to British soprano Ellie Neate.
💬 What should we ask our artists next? Leave your question below or email ask@opera-rara.com.
#Opera #ClassicalMusic #OperaRara
In the latest #AskOperaRara we put one of your most recently asked questions to British soprano Ellie Neate.
💬 What should we ask our artists next? Leave your question below or email ask@opera-rara.com.
#Opera #ClassicalMusic #OperaRara
July 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM
🎤 Do opera singers really use microphones?
In the latest #AskOperaRara we put one of your most recently asked questions to British soprano Ellie Neate.
💬 What should we ask our artists next? Leave your question below or email ask@opera-rara.com.
#Opera #ClassicalMusic #OperaRara
In the latest #AskOperaRara we put one of your most recently asked questions to British soprano Ellie Neate.
💬 What should we ask our artists next? Leave your question below or email ask@opera-rara.com.
#Opera #ClassicalMusic #OperaRara
Read this interview with Germán Enrique Alcántara on 'Simon Boccanegra'! The rising Argentinian baritone discusses his recent recording debut on @OperaRara...
📖 Read here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6510--interview-german-enrique-alcantara-on-simon-boccanegra
📖 Read here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6510--interview-german-enrique-alcantara-on-simon-boccanegra
May 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Read this interview with Germán Enrique Alcántara on 'Simon Boccanegra'! The rising Argentinian baritone discusses his recent recording debut on @OperaRara...
📖 Read here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6510--interview-german-enrique-alcantara-on-simon-boccanegra
📖 Read here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6510--interview-german-enrique-alcantara-on-simon-boccanegra
#morninglistening to GiuseppeVerdi's 1857 version of #SimonBoccanegra on @OperaRara w/MarkElder & @the_halle orchestra. Probably the first good recording of that version in 50 years! The right supplement to your Abbado recording.
Amzn: amzn.to/42zipck
Amzn: amzn.to/42zipck
April 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#morninglistening to GiuseppeVerdi's 1857 version of #SimonBoccanegra on @OperaRara w/MarkElder & @the_halle orchestra. Probably the first good recording of that version in 50 years! The right supplement to your Abbado recording.
Amzn: amzn.to/42zipck
Amzn: amzn.to/42zipck
🐶 We're delighted to announce that Alistair McGowan will join the cast of Offenbach's Barkouf as Narrator for its UK premiere.
"I'm delighted to be part of this rediscovery!" - Alistair McGowan
The Hallé
🎟️ Tickets on sale now:
https://ow.ly/8pvI50ZnpFL
#Barkouf #OperaRara #AlistairMcGowan
"I'm delighted to be part of this rediscovery!" - Alistair McGowan
The Hallé
🎟️ Tickets on sale now:
https://ow.ly/8pvI50ZnpFL
#Barkouf #OperaRara #AlistairMcGowan
July 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🐶 We're delighted to announce that Alistair McGowan will join the cast of Offenbach's Barkouf as Narrator for its UK premiere.
"I'm delighted to be part of this rediscovery!" - Alistair McGowan
The Hallé
🎟️ Tickets on sale now:
https://ow.ly/8pvI50ZnpFL
#Barkouf #OperaRara #AlistairMcGowan
"I'm delighted to be part of this rediscovery!" - Alistair McGowan
The Hallé
🎟️ Tickets on sale now:
https://ow.ly/8pvI50ZnpFL
#Barkouf #OperaRara #AlistairMcGowan
Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot, remained unfinished due to his illness.
Discover its story with Dr. Flora Willson & Dr. Ditlev Rindom.
https://youtu.be/kQX3bxnL-lc
#OperaRara #LivesInSong #Puccini #Turandot #OperaHistory
Discover its story with Dr. Flora Willson & Dr. Ditlev Rindom.
https://youtu.be/kQX3bxnL-lc
#OperaRara #LivesInSong #Puccini #Turandot #OperaHistory
July 8, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot, remained unfinished due to his illness.
Discover its story with Dr. Flora Willson & Dr. Ditlev Rindom.
https://youtu.be/kQX3bxnL-lc
#OperaRara #LivesInSong #Puccini #Turandot #OperaHistory
Discover its story with Dr. Flora Willson & Dr. Ditlev Rindom.
https://youtu.be/kQX3bxnL-lc
#OperaRara #LivesInSong #Puccini #Turandot #OperaHistory
A message from Germán Enrique Alcántara! 🎥
Today we get to relive the incredible performance by Germán Enrique Alcántara & pianist Anna Tilbrook, full of rare Donizetti & Argentinean gems!
Free ticket: https://ow.ly/jV0F50ZlBtx
#OperaRara #GermanEnriqueAlcantara
Today we get to relive the incredible performance by Germán Enrique Alcántara & pianist Anna Tilbrook, full of rare Donizetti & Argentinean gems!
Free ticket: https://ow.ly/jV0F50ZlBtx
#OperaRara #GermanEnriqueAlcantara
July 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
A message from Germán Enrique Alcántara! 🎥
Today we get to relive the incredible performance by Germán Enrique Alcántara & pianist Anna Tilbrook, full of rare Donizetti & Argentinean gems!
Free ticket: https://ow.ly/jV0F50ZlBtx
#OperaRara #GermanEnriqueAlcantara
Today we get to relive the incredible performance by Germán Enrique Alcántara & pianist Anna Tilbrook, full of rare Donizetti & Argentinean gems!
Free ticket: https://ow.ly/jV0F50ZlBtx
#OperaRara #GermanEnriqueAlcantara
🎶 Lucrezia Tacchi performs Depuis qu’une autre a su te plaire from our Donizetti Songs Project. This November, the project continues at the Donizetti Opera Festival.
💿 All eight volumes: https://ow.ly/kxT850ZER9J
#Donizetti #OperaRara
💿 All eight volumes: https://ow.ly/kxT850ZER9J
#Donizetti #OperaRara
August 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🎶 Lucrezia Tacchi performs Depuis qu’une autre a su te plaire from our Donizetti Songs Project. This November, the project continues at the Donizetti Opera Festival.
💿 All eight volumes: https://ow.ly/kxT850ZER9J
#Donizetti #OperaRara
💿 All eight volumes: https://ow.ly/kxT850ZER9J
#Donizetti #OperaRara
It's been an incredible journey so far and today marks the final concert in our Donizetti Song Project series. Celebrate with us and the people behind it all. The journey continues this summer with our streamed concert broadcasts.
#DonizettiSongProject #ClassicalMusic #Operarara #Opera #RareOpera
#DonizettiSongProject #ClassicalMusic #Operarara #Opera #RareOpera
June 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
It's been an incredible journey so far and today marks the final concert in our Donizetti Song Project series. Celebrate with us and the people behind it all. The journey continues this summer with our streamed concert broadcasts.
#DonizettiSongProject #ClassicalMusic #Operarara #Opera #RareOpera
#DonizettiSongProject #ClassicalMusic #Operarara #Opera #RareOpera
🎶 Another week, another free concert in our Summer Stream Series!
Watch Joanna Harries & Anna Tilbrook's Salon Concert, 17–19 July.
#OperaRara #Donizetti #Opera
🎟️ Get your free ticket: https://www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-dkjrnzz
Support us: https://opera-rara.com/support
Watch Joanna Harries & Anna Tilbrook's Salon Concert, 17–19 July.
#OperaRara #Donizetti #Opera
🎟️ Get your free ticket: https://www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-dkjrnzz
Support us: https://opera-rara.com/support
July 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM
🎶 Another week, another free concert in our Summer Stream Series!
Watch Joanna Harries & Anna Tilbrook's Salon Concert, 17–19 July.
#OperaRara #Donizetti #Opera
🎟️ Get your free ticket: https://www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-dkjrnzz
Support us: https://opera-rara.com/support
Watch Joanna Harries & Anna Tilbrook's Salon Concert, 17–19 July.
#OperaRara #Donizetti #Opera
🎟️ Get your free ticket: https://www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-dkjrnzz
Support us: https://opera-rara.com/support