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🇰🇷 Opera Rara’s Donizetti in Seoul! Tenor Konu Kim performs “Malvina, la bella sull’arpa” from our Donizetti Songs Vol. 1, taking resicovered music to new audiences worldwide. 🌏 💜 Support: opera-rara.com/support 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI5u4JXRx-o 📸 © Jisuk.Jo

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What a wonderful day at @natoperastudio.bsky.social 🎶 We brought together Paul Thomas, François Piolino and Philippe Talbot for a masterclass with the next generation of opera singers, before our Offenbach Salon concert. Support us champion emerging artists: opera-rara.com/support

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✨ “The music sparkled.” ★★★★ — The Guardian The reviews are coming in for Barkouf! A “quirky shaggy dog story” with a fine cast, the Hallé and ENO Chorus, and “tirelessly engaging” narration from Alistair McGowan. 🎶 ow.ly/PxmZ50ZUBa0 #Barkouf #Opera #Offenbach

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🐶 Yesterday we brought Offenbach’s Barkouf to The Bridgewater Hall for its UK premiere with the ENO, the Hallé, @rncmlive.bsky.social and an incredible cast, conducted by Paul Daniel. Thank you to everyone who joined and supported us! ow.ly/azoH50ZUo7b 📸 David Hughes & The Hallé

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We hope you enjoyed! 🐶🎶

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We love this honest and frankly spot on review!! 🐶🎶

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🐶 It’s Barkouf day! From the recording studio to the stage, we’ve loved bringing Offenbach’s never-before-recorded opera back to life. Join us today at 4pm at The Bridgewater Hall! 🎟️ ow.ly/zO4P50ZUghf #Barkouf #Offenbach #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎶 Another taste of Barkouf before tomorrow’s UK premiere! 🐶 Hear Anne-Catherine Gillet, Valerie Eickhoff & Loïc Félix in the riotous Act 2 Finale, with the English National Opera Chorus & the Halle Orchestra conducted by Paul Daniel. The Bridgewater Hall 🎟️ Tickets: ow.ly/4AIz50ZTtUJ

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎶 Excited for Opera Rara’s new recording of Puccini’s *La rondine*? Hear the full recording tonight on BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) Opera on 3, 3 October at 6pm. 🎧 ow.ly/PXGT50ZTYfC 💿 Pre-order: ow.ly/w7hw50ZTYfB #Puccini #LaRondine #OperaRara

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📺 YouTube at 5pm: the Lives in Song: Puccini Season 2 finale! Flora Willson and Puccini specialist Dr Ditlev Rindom explore the reconstruction of Puccini’s final 1921 version of La rondine, with exclusive previews from Opera Rara’s new recording. 🎬 ow.ly/rgaH50ZTszE

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🕊️ “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” with the incredible Ermonela Jaho as Magda is streaming now! 🎧 Stream Now: ow.ly/JtWX50ZTTEv 🎧 Pre-order the Recording: ow.ly/QtA450ZTTEw And listen first this Saturday on BBC Radio 3’s Opera on 3: 🎧 ow.ly/oMMY50ZTTEy

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Opera Rara @operarara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎶 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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