'When you hold an unknown manuscript in your hand, there's so many questions to be answered.'

The voice of our founder Patric Schmid who was born #OnThisDay and without whom we of course wouldn't exist today: youtube.com/watch?v=1sS_i0…

Pictured here with Jennifer Larmore 🎶

We're so happy to be working with the wonderful Iván Ayón-Rivas (Ivàn Ayòn-Rivas) again. Followers of our work will have heard him in his recording debut in Mercadante's Il proscritto.

This is Iván rehearsing for his role debut as Gabriele Adorno in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra 🎶

The first ever studio recording of the original 1857 version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra is underway in Manchester! Did you know that this production also marks Eri Nakamura and Germán Alcántara's studio recording debuts too?

Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hallé 🎶🎧💿🎼

Our latest Reading with Roger talk is now available via our YouTube channel.

Our Repertoire Consultant spoke with author Philip Eisenbeiss (Philip Eisenbeiss) about his book 'Bel Canto Bully' @hausplublishing on the life of impresario Domenico Barbaja:

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Thanks to ⁦Opera Rara⁩ and ⁦WexfordFestivalOpera⁩, no longer forgotten: Ambroise Thomas’s utterly charming La Cour de Célimène was premiered in Paris ⁦Opéra-Comique⁩ #OTD in 1855.

There are only a few🎟️left for Ermonela Jaho | Soprano and Carlo Rizzi's #DonizettiSongProject concert Wigmore Hall on 23 May.

Don't miss your chance to hear these wonderful artists in a special recital of rare Donizetti songs: wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20240…

Happy Tuesday opera lovers! Our #RecordingOfTheMonth is Donizetti's Le Duc d'Albe starring Angela Meade in her recording debut as Hélène d'Egmont.

Enjoy the Overture via our YouTube channel here & to discover more about this opera over the coming weeks: ow.ly/QIfe50Rb8Wt

Thank you Limelight Clive Paget 🙏

Rehearsals are in full swing for Simon Boccanegra with Ivàn Ayòn-Rivas, Eri Nakamura, David Shipley, Sergio Vitale and William Thomas pictured here (c) Simon Weir working with Sir Mark Elder.

Recording sessions are next, followed by our 18 April performance with The Hallé

Last month we released our 27th complete Donizetti opera recording - L'esule di Roma with Britten Sinfonia conducted by our AD Carlo Rizzi and Nicolo' Alaimo as Murena.

Thank you to BBC Music Magazine Opera Now magazine and Opera with Opera News for their recent reviews 🙏

Our revival of the original 1857 version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra is one of The Telegraph Nicholas Kenyon Top 10 Essential Operas to see this spring.

Manchester based or bound, 🎟️ still available for our 18 April performance with The Hallé

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Did you hear our Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker on BBC Radio 3 Record Review? If so, you'll have also heard Michael Spyres high e-flat from Auber's Le lac des fées 👀

We head to the recording studio with Michael next month for our #DonizettiSongProject : ow.ly/qf6550R7cH9

Our latest full opera recording is now up on our YouTube! Head over to our channel to hear our Artist Ambassador Ermonela Jaho | Soprano as Leoncavallo's Zazà with BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Maurizio Benini.

Recorded in 2015 🎶 ow.ly/KXsP50R6qHa

Rehearsals for our revival of the 1857 version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra have officially begun! Interlude recently explored the difference between the original version and the 1881 version which is the one everyone knows today.

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We're sorry to not be able to work with Nicola Alaimo again this year as he's had to withdraw from Simon Boccanegra due to illness. We wish Nicola a very speedy recovery!

We're happy to announce that our Simon will now be Germán Enrique Alcántara. See you next week Germán 🎶

If you're an Oper! subscriber, you'll be able to read an interview with Nelly Miricioiu in the March-April issue including her time working with us on many wonderful recordings.

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Philip Eisenbeiss Haus Publishing talks to our Repertoire Consultant Roger Parker about his book 'Bel Canto Bully'

Happy #WorldTheatreDay ! Which of our recent opera revivals would you like to see staged? Pictured - Donizetti's L'esule di Roma, Offenbach's La Princesse de Trébizonde, Mercadante's Il proscritto and Leoncavallo's Zingari.

All available of course on 💿🎧 🎶

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'Enjoy this heavenly music' - have you heard our latest recording of Donizetti's L'esule di Roma yet? We're grateful for all the international reviews we've received so far 🙏

Carlo Rizzi conducts Britten Sinfonia - check out our YouTube to 🎧: ow.ly/heng50R20Sx