Donizetti's 'Luna e stelle della notte' was found in Sweden's Nydahl Collection. It was recorded for the 1st time ever by Marie-Nicole Lemieux in Volume 4 of our #DonizettiSongProject, and performed live for the 1st time in modern times by Germán Enrique Alcántara 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs7z...

To all opera lovers headed to this year's Donizetti Opera Festival! This Sunday, join our Donizetti brunch to hear the Bottega Donizetti young artists in a selection of solo and ensemble pieces.

Including this beautiful duet sung here by Marie-Nicole Lemieux & Michael Spyres: ow.ly/47a250XpRtC

Carlos López Buchardo (1881–1948) was one of the founding figures of Argentinian classical music.

This autumnal lament - 'Canción de Ausencia' (Song of Absence) - sung by Germán Enrique Alcántara with Anna Tilbrook is one of Buchardo's most famous art songs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok6G...

One month to go now and counting until our revival of the final 1921 version of Puccini's La rondine at the Barbican - Carlo Rizzi conducts BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers

Our Magda, Ermonela Jaho, of course needs no introduction ✨

📢 To all Lawrence Brownlee fans based in the UK 📢 Lawrence will be in London for one night only @wigmore-hall.org.uk on 22 November.

His programme with Iain Burnside starts with four songs from our #DonizettiSongProject including the beautiful 'Tu porgesti a me l'anello': ow.ly/tfC750XmqG3

'I find his personality incredibly attractive... he comes across as such a warm and positive human, and seems to attract similar, sociable kinds of people'

'Why was Donizetti important?' asked one Lives in Song viewer... This is how our musicologist experts answered ‼️

#AskOperaRara

One song, two baritones, two pianists. Do you have a preferred interpretation of Donizetti's ‘Odi d’un uom che muore’, or do you appreciate each performer's unique take on this tragic work like we do?

Head to our YouTube channel to watch the full clips 🎶

Here's your #FactOfTheDay - milonga is a type of Argentinian ballroom dance & Alberto Williams' 'Milonga calabacera' is one of the funniest songs in the repertoire says Germán Enrique Alcántara.

It forms part of the Canciones de la Pampa y la Sierra cycle from 1919: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9eQ...

📢 A message to our Spanish-speaking friends and followers around the world 🗺️ from Germán Enrique Alcántara. We hope to see many of you online this Sunday 26 October for the stream of Germán's recital recorded earlier this month at Temple Music Foundation 👋🎶

🔗 ow.ly/xbpq50XgPAU

'What criteria do you use to decide which operas to restore?' Watch the full clip to find out how Roger answers this million dollar question: ow.ly/L9cW50Xgigx

Ahead of the launch of Lives in Song: Puccini, remember to send your #AskOperaRara Qs to ask@opera-rara.com❓

Last Friday Germán Enrique Alcántara and Anna Tilbrook kicked off our 55th season with a recital of rare Italian and Argentinean songs.

Next Sunday 26 October from 5pm CET, we'll be streaming their
full recital on our YouTube channel.

Here's a taster to whet your appetite: ow.ly/p0Fn50XcM1K

Thank you Germán (Enrique Alcántara) for sharing this wonderful encore performed with Aigul Akhmetshina & Anna Tilbrook last Friday - Carlos Guastavino's 'Pueblito mi pueblo'.

In Germán's words, 'This song is not just about a place... but about a moment when we were happy without even knowing it'

Over a decade ago our journey began with Michael Spyres who sang in Donizetti's Les Martyrs. Our latest venture is Donizetti Songs Volume 3 dedicated to the composer's French songs (and one German!) with our AD Carlo Rizzi

Thank you to The Recording Academy once again for your consideration 🙏🎶