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Handel’s Alcina is set on an enchanted island where Ruggiero lives under the sorceress Alcina’s spell, while his fiancée Bradamante arrives in disguise to rescue him. As misunderstandings spread, Alcina’s power begins to fail. Premiered in London in 1735, it features some of Handel’s most famous arias, celebrated for their beauty and expressive power. Don't miss the David Seligman Opera School perform with full orchestra this summer.

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Handel's Alcina

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Celebrate the annual coming together of the David Seligman Opera School and Welsh National Opera Orchestra in an evening of sparkle and joy, with scenes and arias showcasing the College's emerging operatic talent.

WNO Opera Gala

Bute Park

Set in the heart of Mayfair, the Lansdowne Club’s exclusive Grade II listed ballroom is an elegant backdrop to this intimate evening of song. The night begins with a welcome drink at 7:00 PM followed by the performance at 7:30 PM and post-concert reception with the artists.

Lluís Calvet i Pey and James Southall Salon Concert

The Lansdowne Club

The evening will also highlight compositions by Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891 – 1918), a pioneering Welsh composer, continuing Opera Rara’s exploration of songs by women in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The night begins with a welcome drink at 7:00 PM followed by the performance at 7:30 PM and post-concert reception with the artists.

Jessica Robinson and James Southall Salon Concert

Victoria Area

Soprano Elena Zamudio and pianist James Southall present a concert of rare and forgotten songs alongside some of opera's greatest arias. Elena Zamudio, a recent winner of the Janet Price Opera Prize and the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, was a finalist in the 2022 Kathleen Ferrier Awards. She is joined by the Music Director for the David Seligman Opera Studio at the Royal Welsh College, James Southall, in a program that also features recently restored songs by Donizetti, a part of Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project. Following Ms Zamudio and Mr Southall's performance, a contrasting encore of selections from Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch will be presented by soprano Helen Lacey and pianist Stella Marie Lorenz. The intimate evening includes a post-concert reception with artists which spans the gallery of Sloane Street Auctions, together with their neighbour, the bar-restaurant Chucs.

Elena Zamudio and James Southall Salon Concert

Sloane Street Auctions

Join mezzo-soprano Kezia Bienek and pianist James Southall as they explore rare songs that have been hidden in the Foyle Opera Rara Collection. The programme features songs and operatic excerpts by Gaetano Donizetti and his contemporaries, mixing well-known examples of the mezzo-soprano repertoire with songs that have been hidden in the archives since their creation in the early 19th century.

Conductor, Pianist

James Southall

Events

Past events

26 - 30 Jun, 2026

Handel's Alcina · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

2 - 3 Dec, 2025

WNO Opera Gala · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Alcina by Handel

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

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