Opera Giving Circle
Support our commitment to creating high-calibre operatic performances.
The Opera Giving Circle is a group of opera lovers committed to enabling a new phase of operatic and artistic excellence, supporting our ambitions to realise performances of profound operatic works with some of the world’s most distinguished soloists.
Since 2019 we have regularly partnered with world-class singers to create ground-breaking, semi-staged and concert performances of classic operas. Our performances of opera in the concert hall offer audiences an unparalleled intimacy with the singers and musicians, laying bare the drama of extraordinary works such as Janáček’s Jenůfa (January 2024).
Join the Opera Giving Circle to make possible ambitious future productions of the highest quality. Supporters enjoy a range of special benefits bringing them closer to the performance.
When we first started playing these operas together, I realised that this is music that suits the LSO so perfectly, with their virtuosity, passion, and their sense of humour and refinement. There is something very powerful about having the Orchestra right there, because so often the Orchestra is saying what the singers are just unable to say – and in a concert performance we have this in close-up.
Sir Simon Rattle on Janáček’s operas
Get In Touch
To find out more about joining the LSO Opera Giving Circle, please contact:
Madalene Smith Philanthropy Manager
madalene.smith@lso.co.uk | +44 20 7382 2552
If you wish to make a contribution towards our opera productions, but you do not wish to receive benefits or attend events, you can make a donation-only gift to the LSO. Please contact us for more information.
Future Opera Performances
Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 19 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.
Limited Tickets
Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 20 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.
Limited Tickets
Half Six Fix: From the New World
Anja Bihlmaier
Wednesday 25 March 2026 • 6.30pm
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Anja Bihlmaier conducts and introduces Dvořák's Symphony No 9, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 March 2026 • 1pm
A chamber music series exploring the themes of the 2025/26 season with Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Musicians and guests.
Bernstein, Liebermann and Dvořák
Anja Bihlmaier and Gareth Davies
Thursday 26 March 2026 • 7pm
Anja Bihlmaier conducts Dvořák’s Symphony No 9, Bernstein’s gritty portrait of New York, and a new Flute Concerto by Lowell Liebermann, with the LSO's own Gareth Davies as soloist.
Mozart Concertos
LSO Chamber Orchestra
Saturday 28 March 2026 • 7pm
An evening of Mozart concertos, featuring the LSO Chamber Orchestra, soloists from the Orchestra, and conductor Jaime Martín.
