Opera Rara - up to 20% off
Until 18th November, we are offering up to 20% off Opera Rara titles on CD and Downloads.
Opera Rara, the brainchild of Patric Schmid and Don White, has been in the business of bringing back forgotten operatic repertoire of the nineteenth century for the last thirty-five years. Operas once threatened with extinction have now been brought vividly back to life through the Opera Rara recordings: the catalogue includes complete operas as well as highlights and compilations, anthologies and recordings featuring outstanding soloists, orchestras, choirs and conductors.
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Special offer. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Original 1857 version)
Germán Enrique Alcántara (Simon Boccanegra), Eri Nakamura (Maria/Amelia), William Thomas (Fiesco), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Gabriele Adorno), Sergio Vitale (Paolo Albiani) The Hallé, Chorus of Opera North, RNCM Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st March 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, Recording Debut of the Year - Germán Enrique Alcántara
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Opera
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
2 CDs: Original price $35.25 Reduced $28.20Download from $14.00 -
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Special offer. Rossini: Semiramide
Albina Shagimuratova (Semiramide), Daniela Barcellona (Arsace), Mirco Palazzi (Assur), Barry Banks (Idreno), Gianluca Buratto (Oroe), Susana Gaspar (Azema), David Butt Philip (Mitrane), James Platt (L’ombra di Nino) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th September 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 6th October 2018, Recording of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Opera, January 2019, Disc of the Month
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Winner - Complete Opera Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Opera (19th century)
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Winner - Opera
4 CDs: Original price $59.50 Reduced $47.60Download from $18.00 -
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Special offer. Puccini: Le Willis
Ermonela Jaho (Anna), Arsen Soghomonyan (Roberto), Brian Mulligan (Guglielmo) Opera Rara Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Opera
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Opera
CD: Original price $18.75 Reduced $15.00Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 8
Nicola Alaimo (baritone), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2026, Vocal Choice
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti: L’Ange de Nisida | Recorded live at Royal Opera House, London, on 18 and 21 July 2018
Joyce El-Khoury (Countess Sylvia de Linarès), David Junghoon Kim (Leone de Casaldi), Laurent Naouri (Don Gaspar), Vito Priante (Don Fernand d’Aragon), Evgeny Stavinsky (The Monk / Father Superior) Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd March 2019
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Record Review, 4th May 2019, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2019, Opera Choice
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Opera, August 2019, Disc of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Découverte
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 7
Rosa Feola (soprano), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Vocal Choice
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Anima Rara
Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Andrea Battistoni
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th September 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Mercadante: Il Proscritto
Ramón Vargas (Giorgio Argyll), Irene Roberts (Malvina Douglas), Elizabeth DeShong (Odoardo Douglas), Sally Matthews (Anna Ruthven), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Arturo Murray), Goderdzi Janelidze (Guglielmo Ruthven) Britten Sinfonia, Opera Rara Chorus, Carlo Rizzi
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, Opera Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Winner - Complete Opera Recording
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - World Premiere Recording (Rediscovery)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
2 CDs: Original price $33.25 Reduced $26.60Download from $11.00 -
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Special offer. Offenbach: La princesse de Trébizonde
Anne-Catherine Gillet (Zanetta), Virginie Verrez (Le Prince Raphael), Antoinette Dennefeld (Régina), Josh Lovell (Le Prince Casimir), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Paul Daniel
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Opera Recording of the Year
2 CDs: Original price $33.25 Reduced $26.60Download from $14.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 1
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
CD: Original price $18.50 Reduced $14.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Espoir
Michael Spyres (tenor), Joyce El-Khoury (soprano) The Hallé, Carlo Rizzi
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Nominated - Solo Recital
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Opera, October 2017, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Recital
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Special offer. Leoncavallo: Zingari
Krassimira Stoyanova (Fleana), Arsen Soghomonyan (Radu), Stephen Gaertner (Tamar), Lukasz Golinski (The Old Man), Opera Rara Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd September 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
CD: Original price $22.00 Reduced $17.60Download from $10.00 -
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Coming soon. Puccini: La Rondine (Final 1921 Version)
Ermonela Jaho (Magda de Civry), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Ruggero Lastouc), Juan Francisco Gatell (Prunier), Ellie Neate (Lisette), Nicola Alaimo (Rambaldo Fernandez), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Carlo Rizzi
2 CDs: Original price $44.00 Reduced $39.60 -
Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 8
Nicola Alaimo (baritone), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2026, Vocal Choice
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 7
Rosa Feola (soprano), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Vocal Choice
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Original 1857 version)
Germán Enrique Alcántara (Simon Boccanegra), Eri Nakamura (Maria/Amelia), William Thomas (Fiesco), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Gabriele Adorno), Sergio Vitale (Paolo Albiani) The Hallé, Chorus of Opera North, RNCM Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st March 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, Recording Debut of the Year - Germán Enrique Alcántara
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Opera
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
2 CDs: Original price $35.25 Reduced $28.20Download from $14.00 -
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Special offer. Bellini: Adelson & Salvini
Daniela Barcellona (Nelly), Enea Scala (Salvini), Maurizio Muraro (Bonifacio), Leah-Marian Jones (Madame Rivers), Simone Alberghini (Lord Adelson), Kathryn Rudge (Fanny), Rodion Pogossov (Struley), David Soar (Geronio) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Daniele Rustioni
2 CDs: Original price $31.75 Reduced $25.40Download from $19.00 -
Special offer. Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool
Yvonne Kenny (Emilia), Chris Merritt (Federico), Sesto Bruscantini (Don Romualdo), Anne Mason (Candida), Christopher Thornton-Holmes (Count), Bronwen Mills (Luigia), Geoffrey Dolton (Claudio di Liverpool) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
3 CDs: Original price $42.00 Reduced $33.60Download from $19.00 -
Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 2
Nicola Alaimo (baritone), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
CD: Original price $18.50 Reduced $14.80Download from $10.00 -
Special offer. Offenbach: La princesse de Trébizonde
Anne-Catherine Gillet (Zanetta), Virginie Verrez (Le Prince Raphael), Antoinette Dennefeld (Régina), Josh Lovell (Le Prince Casimir), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Paul Daniel
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Opera Recording of the Year
2 CDs: Original price $33.25 Reduced $26.60Download from $14.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 3
Michael Spyres (tenor), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 4
Marie-Nicole Lemieux & Giulio Zappa
CD: Original price $21.00 Reduced $16.80Download from $10.00 -
Special offer. Donizetti Songs Vol. 1
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
CD: Original price $18.50 Reduced $14.80Download from $10.00 -
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Special offer. Puccini: Le Willis
Ermonela Jaho (Anna), Arsen Soghomonyan (Roberto), Brian Mulligan (Guglielmo) Opera Rara Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Opera
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Opera
CD: Original price $18.75 Reduced $15.00Download from $10.00 -
Featured Artists: Opera Rara - up to 20% off
- Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Rizzi, Carlo
- Cullagh, Majella
- Ford, Bruce
- Miricioiu, Nelly
- Banks, Barry
- Lee, Colin
- Jaho, Ermonela
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
- Hallé Orchestra
- Larmore, Jennifer
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
