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Rewriting Operatic History: Lost and Forgotten Operas Restored
Artist family: Carlo Rizzi, Ermonela Jaho & Michael Spyres
Next up - Barkouf at The Bridgewater Hall with The Hallé & ENO
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🎶 Rossini: Semiramide�🎤 Albina Shagimuratova, Semiramide�🎼 Sir Mark Elder, conductor�🎻 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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08/09/2026
🎶As it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2030, Opera Rara is becoming far more than a specialist record label for opera buffs
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/content/features/opera-rara-shaping-the-future-of-opera
07/09/2026
🎭 Meet the cast of Barkouf!
This October, Offenbach’s gloriously unconventional Barkouf comes to Manchester for its UK premiere, with an exceptional international cast bringing this rarely performed opera to life.
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/halle-opera-barkouf-041026/
🎼 Paul Daniel – Conductor
🎙️ Alistair McGowan – Narrator
🎭 Anne-Catherine Gillet – Maïma
🎭 Loïc Félix – Bababeck
🎭 Mathias Vidal – Saëb
🎭 Valerie Eickhoff – Balkis
🎭 François Piolino, tenor – Kaliboul
🎭 Philippe Talbot – Xaïloum
🎭 Katia Ledoux – Périzade
🎭 Thibault de Damas - Baryton Basse – Le Grand Mogol
Presented by Opera Rara in collaboration with The Hallé, English National Opera and RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music
📍 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
📅 Sunday 4 October 2026
Discover Barkouf — a bold, biting and wonderfully unexpected side of Offenbach.
From the archive: Albina Shagimuratova takes on the dazzling coloratura of “Dolce pensiero” from Rossini’s Semiramide.
In this spectacular moment from Semiramide, the cabaletta following Semiramide’s celebrated cavatina, “Bel raggio lusinghier”.
Shagimuratova stars as the Queen of Babylon in Opera Rara’s complete studio recording of Rossini’s final Italian opera, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Opera Rara Chorus.
Recorded using historical instruments and restoring passages traditionally cut from modern performances, the four-disc recording reveals the extraordinary scale and richness of Rossini’s score.
The critics were equally impressed. Gramophone praised Shagimuratova’s vocal brilliance, while BBC Music Magazine described her as “captivating”, with a gleaming soprano that “seems to have no upward limit”.
The recording went on to win the 2019 International Opera Award for CD (Complete Opera), International Classical Music Award and OPUS KLASSIK Award for Best Opera Recording.
🎶 Rossini: Semiramide
🎤 Albina Shagimuratova, Semiramide
🎼 Sir Mark Elder, conductor
🎻 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Discover more about the recording on YouTube: https://ow.ly/xRPG50ZIRby
Discover the recording and purchase CD, MP3 and more:
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Did you know Barkouf isn’t the only time Offenbach put an animal centre stage? 🦜
Before Barkouf, discover Vert-Vert — a wonderfully eccentric opera about a young parrot, an actress, a convent… and, inevitably, chaos.
Offenbach’s Vert-Vert is a wonderfully eccentric opera about a young parrot whose arrival in Nevers sets tongues - and hearts - fluttering.
Featuring Toby Spence, Jennifer Larmore, Lucy Crowe and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by David Parry.
🎧 Stream Vert-Vert on Spotify: https://ow.ly/X9OT50ZImqp
💿 Buy the digital download: https://ow.ly/zuz050ZImqm
🎟️ Barkouf Tickets: https://ow.ly/661O50ZImqo
02/09/2026
Good morning, Opera lovers! 🎶
Our September Recording of the Month is Jacques Offenbach’s La Princesse de Trébizonde – a delightful operatic adventure filled with irresistible melodies, sparkling humour and the composer’s trademark charm.
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💿 Purchase: https://ow.ly/vFW250ZweO1
A travelling circus, an innocent prince in love with a waxwork and a lottery ticket offering the chance to win a magnificent castle… what could possibly go wrong? Premiered in 1869, La Princesse de Trébizonde is a joyous work that showcases Offenbach’s inventive orchestration, delicate harmonies and gift for unforgettable theatrical moments.
Following the award-winning releases of Robinson Crusoe, Vert-Vert and Fantasio, Opera Rara presents its fourth complete opera recording by Offenbach – whose pioneering music influenced generations of composers across the 19th and 20th centuries.
Conducted by Paul Daniel, this premiere recording of Jean-Christophe Keck’s critical edition features an outstanding cast including Virginie Verrez and Anne-Catherine Gillet. The recording also includes extracts from the original Baden-Baden version of the opera.
We hope you enjoy discovering—or rediscovering—this enchanting Offenbach gem throughout September. ❤️
From Italy to Argentina 🇮🇹🇦🇷 — Germán Enrique Alcántara performs Gaetano Donizetti’s 'Si tu m’as fait à ton image', part of his upcoming recital 'Italy to Argentina' with pianist Anna Tilbrook.
Argentinian baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara brings together Donizetti’s lyrical bel canto style with the rich musical heritage of Argentina in this special programme, presented in association with Oxford Song.
🎶 Germán Enrique Alcántara, baritone
🎹 Anna Tilbrook, piano
📍 Holywell Music Room, Oxford
📅 16 October, 1pm
The programme features music by Donizetti alongside Argentine composers including Guastavino, Ginastera, López Buchardo, Ana Carrique and Celia Torrá.
Discover more and book your place:
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🌊🎶 Donizetti’s Amor marinaro
A taste of Amor marinaro, performed by the brilliant Nicola Alaimo with Carlo Rizzi at the piano.
Watch the full concert now, free on YouTube:
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This afternoon recital, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, brings our Summer Stream Concert Series to a close after 10 weeks of free performances.
It’s also a particularly special moment for us as we celebrate the completion of the Donizetti Song Project - our ambitious multi-year journey to restore, perform and record nearly 200 of Donizetti’s forgotten solo songs.
From the very first discoveries to the final recordings, this project has opened up a remarkable body of music beyond Donizetti’s celebrated operas. We couldn’t have made this rediscovery possible without the extraordinary support of our donors, Patrons, Friends and supporters.
💜 Help us continue discovering, restoring, recording and sharing rare operatic treasures.
Every gift helps make our work possible.
Support Opera Rara: https://ow.ly/2UQZ50ZGqsw
🎥 Watch the final Summer Stream now:
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