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🎶 Hear Thibault de Damas as the Grand Mogol in Barkouf! Our first glimpse from the recording studio, with the English National Opera, The Halle Orchestra & Paul Daniel. 🐶 Offenbach’s riotous comedy comes to The Bridgewater Hall this Sunday at 4pm. 🎟️ ow.ly/yzO250ZTk2H

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Come join us Sunday! 🐶🎶 The Bridgewater Hall One afternoon. One extraordinary opera. And, of course, one very special dog. 📍 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester  🗓️ Sunday 4 October, 4pm  🎟️ Tickets: ow.ly/AGFY50ZSZ2e

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🕊️ One month to La rondine! Behind the scenes with Carlo Rizzi, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and our cast. Puccini’s bittersweet romance arrives 30 October. 🎧 Pre-save: ow.ly/nr0J50ZSS8T 👀 Something special this Friday…

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When Barkouf met the cast of Barkouf… 🐶🎭 One very special guest dropped in to meet the stars of Offenbach’s comic opera - and even got a music lesson from Conductor Paul Daniel! The Bridgewater Hall 🎟️ Tickets: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on…

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A glimpse behind the scenes at the Barkouf recording ahead of this Sunday's one time performance! 🎶 Barkouf receives its UK premiere at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester, on 4 October. 🎟️ Tickets: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on…

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How we’re feeling finishing rehearsals and heading into the recording process… 🐕 This Sunday, catch Offenbach’s rarely performed Barkouf in a one-off UK premiere with Opera Rara & the Hallé. 📍 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 🗓️ 4 October, 4pm 🎟️ ow.ly/BBZR50ZShtE

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Everyone loves Barkouf… well, almost everyone. 🐶😂 Rare opera, very niche drama. 🎭🐕 opera-rara.com/event/offenbach-bark… #Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaTok #RareOpera #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

POV: your enemy tells you he’s your girlfriend’s dad 💀 Iván Ayón-Rivas as Gabriele Adorno in Verdi’s *Simon Boccanegra* — Act II, Scene 9, from Opera Rara’s recording of the original 1857 version. 🎶 🎧 Listen: ow.ly/iC4E50ZP2am #OperaTok #Verdi

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎭 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: ow.ly/ucLN50ZPIk6 🎭 #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So...you’re all Albina fans? 👀 Here’s some more! 💜 Albina Shagimuratova in Rossini’s dazzling Bel raggio, with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. ✨ 🎧 Stream: ow.ly/qp6X50ZP1YR 🎶 More: ow.ly/mPR450ZP1YS #Opera #Rossini

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🔥 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: ow.ly/9MlM50ZMFvl #Donizetti #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s not all about the sopranos… 👀 Show the basses some love with William Thomas singing Fiesco’s “Il lacerato spirito” from Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. 🎶 🎧 Stream now: ow.ly/ihbK50ZMFbl #Opera #Verdi

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🐶🎭 Why see Barkouf? Our wonderful conductor Paul Daniel tells us why Offenbach’s brilliantly biting political satire deserves to be discovered. One chance to experience this extraordinary opera live - 4 October at The Bridgewater Hall. 🎟️ ow.ly/zjZe50ZMEFA #Barkouf

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Grossu Minutu @grossu-minutu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#LundiMelodie 🎶 Chaque lundi, une mélodie ou une chanson, d'ici ou d'ailleurs. 🎼 Gaetano Donizetti : O doloroso addio 💿 Nicola Alaimo, baryton-basse Carlo Rizzi, piano Via @operarara.bsky.social youtu.be/-ffiRdSobMc?...

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hear Eleonora De Prez perform “Au tic tac des castagnettes” from Malvina, from our Donizetti Songs Project. @donizettiopera The project returns to Bergamo this November, supporting emerging singers and bringing Donizetti’s forgotten music to life.

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

POV: you just discovered Opera Rara… 👀 Welcome to the family! 🥂🎭 YouTube: youtu.be/Sxmk_r4gOZQ Purchase CD, MP3 & more: opera-rara.com/shopcatalogue/semira… #OperaRara #ClassicalMusic

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🔥 PRE-SAVE NOW! 👀 Another incredible voice: Ermonela Jaho performing “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from Puccini’s 'La rondine'. ✨ Following last year’s @barbicancentre.bsky.social concert, our recording is released 30 October. 🎧 Pre-save: ow.ly/iqMF50ZKnzH #OperaRara #Puccini

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎭 Meet the cast of Barkouf! Barkouf comes to Manchester for its UK premiere on 4 October, conducted by Paul Daniel and featuring an exceptional international cast! Presented with The Hallé, ENO & RNCM. 🎟️ Tickets: ow.ly/VNB550ZIlXR #Barkouf #Offenbach

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Rossini’s Semiramide. Albina Shagimuratova takes on the dazzling “Dolce pensiero” in this acclaimed complete recording with Sir Mark Elder & the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. ✨ Discover on YouTube: ow.ly/Cpyy50ZIRiM CD, MP3 & more: opera-rara.com/shopcatalogue/semira…

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Before Barkouf, discover another of Offenbach’s most unusual creations… 🦜 A parrot. An actress. A convent. And chaos. Vert-Vert with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry. 🎧 : ow.ly/mTeJ50ZImqq 🎟️ Barkouf: ow.ly/MBzs50ZImqu #VertVert #Offenbach

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Opera lovers! 🎶 Our September Recording of the Month is Jacques Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde - a sparkling operatic adventure full of charm. #Offenbach ▶️ YouTube: ow.ly/RSAl50ZweMa 🎼 Spotify: ow.ly/q14K50ZweMc 💿 Purchase: ow.ly/8J9p50ZweM9

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

From Italy to Argentina 🇮🇹🇦🇷 📍 Oxford | 📅 16 Oct, 1pm Germán Enrique Alcántara performs Donizetti’s ‘Si tu m’as fait à ton image’ with pianist Anna Tilbrook. Presented with Oxford Song Festical ow.ly/uPtj50ZGvFE

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🎶 A summer of Donizetti, and a journey that continues! As our Summer Stream Series comes to a close, we’re celebrating nearly 200 forgotten songs restored, performed & recorded through our Donizetti Song Project. 💜 Explore the collection: ow.ly/RJ6v50ZGrHt #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🌊🎶 Donizetti’s Amor marinaro - Nicola Alimo with Carlo Rizzi at the piano. Watch the full concert now, free on YouTube and available all weekend! ow.ly/Rrzo50ZGqsF This brings our Summer Stream Concert Series to a close after 10 weeks! #Donizetti #OperaRara #SummerStreams

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

August in review 🎶 Read the newsletter: (ow.ly/yQ8350ZFb0s) And join our mailing list to stay up to date: [Join our mailing list](https://ow.ly/wb5H50ZFb0r) #OperaRara #Opera #ClassicalMusic

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Most people can’t sit through a whole video but This one is worth staying for…or saving for later! 👀 Albina Shagimuratova & Nicola Alaimo perform Scena e Duetto from Donizetti’s L’esule, bringing this rare piece back to life. What did you think? #OperaTok #Opera #Donizetti #Classical #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎶 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: ow.ly/kxT850ZER9J #Donizetti #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our Summer Stream series comes to a close! ❤️ Join Nicola Alaimo, Carlo Rizzi & Hetty Snell for a special recital from Wigmore Hall 🎶 Nicola sings Donizetti’s playful “Era notte e la campana”. 📅 28–30 Aug | Free 🎟️ Reserve: ow.ly/rObk50ZzNcC #OperaRara #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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”: ow.ly/a5uK50ZzMC2 #OperaRara #Rossini #CarloRizzi

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You’ve made this one go viral! 🚀🎶 Michael Spyres’ incredible high E in Donizetti’s Les Martyrs is getting a huge reaction! 🎥 Watch it: ow.ly/EZfw50ZzLPp 💿 Les Martyrs: ow.ly/LoA050ZzLPq 🎧 Stream: ow.ly/Ccbz50ZzLPo #Opera #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We’re delighted to be featured in the September issue of BBC Music Magazine “A historic wrong can now be put right...” - BBC Music Magazine (Our recording of Puccini’s La rondine, final 1921 version.) Album Launch event: ow.ly/JMGr50ZAzbi #OperaRara #LaRondine #Puccini

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This Friday, our Summer Stream brings song from Julieth Lozano Rolong & Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hall ❤️ Clip: Donizetti’s “Billets chéris, interprètes de l’âme” from Les Billets doux. 📅 21–23 August 🎟️ Free ticket: ow.ly/Kuqt50ZzmZv #OperaRara #JuliethLozanoRolong

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A special thank you from the artists who brought our Donizetti Song Project to life! 💜 Hear from Lawrence Brownless, Sarah Dufresne, Jessica Robinson, Giulio Zappa, Ellie Neate & Florent Mourier as we celebrate 8 volumes of Donizetti songs. 🎶 🎧 ow.ly/TstH50ZySi7 #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Wait for it... one spectacular final high note is coming. 👀✨ Angela Meade & Michael Spyres in a thrilling duet from Donizetti’s Le Duc d’Albe. Listen right to the end! 🎶 🎧 Spotify: ow.ly/CS9P50Zy8Mw 💿 Buy: ow.ly/XaI050Zy8Mt #OperaRara #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🎭 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. 🎟️ ow.ly/97hM50Zyysg Read more: ow.ly/ozAf50Zyysi #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎤 Ask Ermonela Jaho! A much-loved member of the Opera Rara family, Now it’s your chance to ask her a question! ❤️ 📩 Send yours to ask@opera-rara.com or in the comments and we may put it to Ermonela in a special upcoming conversation! #ErmonelaJaho #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This Friday, join us for the next instalment of our Summer Stream series w/ Soraya Mafi, Robert Lewis & Anna Tilbrook at Bechstein Hall ❤️ Featuring rare Donizetti songs, including this clip of “Uno sguardo di nera pupilla”. 🎟️ ow.ly/pPcF50Zxp4x #OperaRara #Donizetti #SorayaMafi

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🎶 Streaming now & all weekend! Donizetti & Friends: Rosa Feola and Carlo Rizzi with Sally Pryce. Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, this recital brings forgotten songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries to life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPv1G5Am4I #OperaRara #Donizetti #RosaFeola

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Joyce El-Khoury in Donizetti's Les Martyrs. Hear more of Donizetti this November as Opera Rara returns to the Donizetti Opera Festival (15, 22 & 29 Nov) 🎟️ Events: ow.ly/Aj5H50ZwbjF 🎥 Full performance: ow.ly/Qpks50Zwbjz 💿 Album: ow.ly/C4G950Zwbjy #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to soprano Ellie Neate on being named Place de l'opera Rising Artist. She will be featured in our recording of La rondine (final 1921 version), released this October. Watch Ellie perform Donizetti's Il faut partir: Read more: www.opera.co.uk/current #OperaRara #Opera

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🎧 Our August Recording of the Month: Giacomo Meyerbeer's Il crociato in Egitto. Experience Opera Rara's acclaimed world premiere studio recording. ▶️ YouTube: tinyurl.com/42cxeand 🎼 Spotify: tinyurl.com/55h377ff 💿 Purchase: tinyurl.com/yjec8tk9 #Meyerbeer #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🎥 Summer Stream returns this Friday with soprano Rosa Feola, pianist Carlo Rizzi and harpist Sally Pryce. ❤️ #OperaRara #RosaFeola Recorded live at Wigmore Hall & described by the Financial Times as "flawless" 🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-e…

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today at 1pm (BST)! ❤️ Join baritone Lluís Calvet i Pey and pianist James Southall for a beautiful programme of songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries, streamed free as part of our Summer Stream series. 🎟️ ow.ly/rv0w50ZtLk7 #Opera #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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: ow.ly/jZzw50Zu9q1 #OperaRara #RareOpera #Verdi #SimonBoccanegra

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A wonderful evening celebrating Mercadante's Il campo de' crociati with some of our supporters. ❤️ Thank you to everyone helping Opera Rara bring forgotten operas back to life. We can't wait to share this extraordinary work next season. ow.ly/69nj50ZtKN8 #Opera #ClassicalMusic

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🎉 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

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Lluís Calvet i Pey returns this Friday for the next concert in our Summer Stream series, joined by pianist James Southall for an intimate recital of songs by Donizetti and his contemporaries. Clip of Era notte e la campana 🎟️ ow.ly/X45R50ZseVg #OperaRara #Donizetti

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's hard to imagine the Opera Rara story without Ermonela Jaho. ❤️ ▶️ Watch the full episode: youtu.be/DeKAkoogiTM Join us today at 1pm (BST) for Ermonela's FREE Wigmore Hall recital with Carlo Rizzi. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.com/opera-rara/t-o… #OperaRara #ErmonelaJaho

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎶 Our July newsletter has arrived! Offenbach's Barkouf, Juilliard Vocal Arts, Alistair McGowan, and Free Concerts to Stream - Read the full newsletter and discover what's coming up: tinyurl.com/5yev7eh6 #OperaRara #ClassicalMusic #OperaLovers #MusicNewsletter #LiveOpera

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