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Opera Rara launches its 55th Season with a Salon Concert on Friday 10 October 2025 with Argentinean baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara and pianist Anna Tilbrook in partnership with Temple Music Foundation. Enjoy an evening of little-known songs by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) side by side with those of Argentinean composers Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878), Julián Aguirre (1868-1924), Carlos López Buchardo (1881-1948), Celia Torrá (1889-1962), Alberto Williams (1862-1952) and Ana Carrique (1886-1978).

A graduate of the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, Alcántara made his Opera Rara debut as Simon Boccanegra in the charity’s revival of the original 1857 version of Verdi’s opera with The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder. Many of the rare Argentinian songs he has chosen for this evening will have their UK premiere in this concert.

Taking place in the splendid Middle Temple Hall, where Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed, the evening will end with a post-concert reception with the artists – a perfect opportunity to meet the artists and make new friends!

Germán Enrique Alcántara and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Middle Temple Venue Hire

Opera Rara invites you to experience the final salon concert of its 55th Season Salon Series, recorded live at London’s Bechstein Hall on 23 April 2026. This broadcast features British tenor Robert Lewis, winner of the 2025 Tenor Viñas Competition’s Domingo Prize, and British-Iranian soprano Soraya Mafi, a former ENO Harewood Artist and one of the UK’s most versatile young sopranos. They are joined by acclaimed pianist Anna Tilbrook, the Salon Series’ featured collaborator.

The programme includes several newly discovered and restored duets by Donizetti, selected by Opera Rara’s Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker and presented to the public for the very first time. Alongside these rarities, the evening offers a rich selection of songs and duets showcasing the artistry and chemistry of two exceptional singers at the forefront of their generation.

Join us for an online concert of discovery and musical brilliance, captured live in the intimate surroundings of Bechstein Hall.

Broadcast: Soraya Mafi, Robert Lewis and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Opera Rara" class="css-u850">Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Salon Series comes to a close on 8 May 2025 with a night of rare songs featuring mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries and pianist Anna Tilbrook. Harries, who made her Opera Rara debut in Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde in 2022, returns in a programme of newly discovered songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries, including rarely performed songs by women composers of the same era.

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Joanna Harries and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Mansfield Street

A very special concert in memory of Sir Stephen Oliver, past Chair of the Board of Blackheath Halls and the Michael Cuddigan Trust, much missed amateur musician and life-long supporter of contemporary music.

A Concert for Stephen Oliver by Matthew Rose and Friends

The Hearn Recital Room

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 ever – performed songs by Donizetti from his years in Paris, the programme is completed with selections by Donizetti’s contemporaries. Including several songs composed by women, Ledoux and Tilbrook recreate the experience of a musical soirée.

Katia Ledoux and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Temple Church

Opera Holland Park is thrilled to announce the return of the "Opera in Song" series, curated by Julien Van Mellaerts and Dylan Perez. This year's programme features three captivating recitals that span a wide range of themes and composers, promising an enriching experience for opera enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

The series kicks off with "All the Future Days: A celebration of contemporary British art song," which includes a special feature on Jonathan Dove’s music to celebrate the world premiere of "Itch." Performers for this recital include soprano Nardus Williams, tenor Laurence Kilsby, and pianist Anna Tilbrook, taking place on 29 July at 1pm.

The second recital, "Vissi d’arte: Life for art," offers a rich selection of songs by Puccini, Verdi, Debussy, Strauss, and Schönberg. This performance will feature soprano Sophie Bevan, baritone Julien Van Mellaerts, and pianist Dylan Perez, scheduled for 30 July at 7.30pm.

Concluding the series is "Through the woods: From the Witch’s perspective," a unique retelling of "Hansel and Gretel" from the witch's point of view. This recital will see soprano Eleanor Dennis and pianist Simon Lepper performing alongside the Opera Holland Park Young Artists, including Shakira Tsindos, Charlotte Bowden, Edward Kim, and Ana Manastireanu, on 31 July at 7.30pm.

Opera in Song is proud to continue its partnerships and support from Steinway and Sons and the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation. This year, the series will also partner with Bowel Cancer UK as its featured charity, with a percentage of box office takings and donations at each recital going to support the organization.

Please note that there is a strict no refund policy on all tickets. For those unable to use their tickets, a resale option is available through the affiliate ticket resale partner, ticketswap.uk.

Join Opera Holland Park for this extraordinary series of recitals and support a great cause while enjoying the beauty and depth of opera in song.

Opera in Song 2023

Opera Holland Park

Following her appearance in the Petite Messe Solennelle on 7 May we are delighted to welcome back Lucy Crowe for this all-Strauss recital, originally planned for the 2020 Festival. She is one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation and performs in the world’s greatest opera houses, including Covent Garden where, in 2019, she starred alongside Joyce Di Donato in Handel’s Agrippina.

Lucy Crowe

St Mary’s Church

Sir John Tomlinson has long been contemplating the role of Shakespeare’s Lear and sees parallels between that character and Wagner’s Wotan. This new drama written for Sir John by John Casken affords him the opportunity to incarnate the aging, delusional king in a setting that incorporates Shakespeare’s text in a range of declamation from speech to song.

The Shackled King and Brünnhilde’s Dream

Corn Exchange

Join Opera Rara at Bechstein Hall for the second Salon Series recital of its 55th season on Thursday 26 February 2026. We welcome back pianist Anna Tilbrook, who will accompany Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong in an evening of rare songs, including some further examples from the charity’s large Donizetti Song Project. This concert will take place in the heart of London, at the new Bechstein Hall. 

Julieth Lozano Rolong was the Audience Prize Winner at the 2023 Cardiff Singer of the World and will make her Opera Rara debut as Bianca, Gabriella and Mariette in the final, 1921 version of Puccini’s La rondine at London’s Barbican Centre in December 2025. Opera Rara’s studio recording of Puccini’s opera will also mark Lozano’s opera recording debut.

Julieth Lozano Rolong and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Bechstein Hall

After the success of last year’s concert featuring past Garsington Opera award winners, we are delighted to welcome back pianist Anna Tilbrook to curate a programme of highlights from the Garsington season and operatic favourites. To sing, we welcome back countertenor Hugh Cutting after his memorable performance in Handel’s Rodelinda as well as former Alvarez Emerging Artists, soprano Jessica Cale and tenor James Micklethwaite.

Award Winners' Concert

Wormsley

Experience once again the magic of Opera Rara’s 55th Season with the broadcast of our second Salon Series recital, recorded live at the newly opened Bechstein Hall on 26 February 2026. Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong—Audience Prize Winner at the 2023 Cardiff Singer of the World—joins celebrated pianist Anna Tilbrook for a captivating evening of rarely heard songs, including selections from Opera Rara’s acclaimed Donizetti Song Project.

This recital marks Lozano Rolong’s recital debut with Opera Rara, just after of her highly anticipated appearance as Bianca, Gabriella and Mariette in Puccini’s La rondine at London’s Barbican Centre in December 2025, as well as in Opera Rara’s studio recording of Puccini’s final version of the opera.

Join us online to enjoy this unique programme of rediscovered gems and exquisite artistry, wherever you are.

Broadcast: Julieth Lozano Rolong and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert

Opera Rara’s final Salon Series recital of its 55th season sees British tenor Robert Lewis join forces with British-Iranian soprano Soraya Mafi at London’s Bechstein Hall on 23 April 2026. They will be accompanied once again by the series’ featured collaborator and pianist Anna Tilbrook.

Winner of the 2025 Tenor Viñas Competition’s Domingo Prize, Robert Lewis will make his Opera Rara debut singing the role of Gobin in the final, 1921 version of Puccini’s La rondine at London’s Barbican Centre in December 2025. Opera Rara’s studio recording of Puccini’s opera will also mark Lewis’s recording debut.

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Events

Upcoming events

Feb 26, 2026

Julieth Lozano Rolong and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert · Opera Rara

Mar 4, 2026

Award Winners' Concert · Garsington Opera

Mar 15, 2026

Broadcast: Julieth Lozano Rolong and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert · Opera Rara

Apr 23, 2026

Soraya Mafi, Robert Lewis and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert · Opera Rara

Past events

Oct 10, 2025

Germán Enrique Alcántara and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert · Opera Rara

May 10, 2025

Broadcast: Soraya Mafi, Robert Lewis and Anna Tilbrook Salon Concert · Opera Rara

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Rodelinda by Handel

Garsington Opera

Piano in Odi d’un uom che muore by Donizetti

Opera Rara

Piano in El desamor by Esnaola

Opera Rara

Piano in Caminito by Aguirre

Opera Rara

Piano in Canción de Ausencia by Buchardo

Opera Rara

Piano in Ov’è la voce magica by Donizetti

Opera Rara

Piano in Milonga del destino by Torrá

Opera Rara

Piano in Milonga calabacera by Williams

Opera Rara

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