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
Lisa Robertson: Ceòl na Mara
LSO Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 10 January 2026 • 7pm
Contemporary chamber music concert, curated by LSO Jerwood Composer+ Lisa Robertson.
The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle
Tuesday 13 January 2026 • 7pm
A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.
Music of Light and Colour
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 14 January 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he uncovers the hidden spectrum where music and colour intertwine.
The Makropulos Affair
Sir Simon Rattle
Thursday 15 January 2026 • 7pm
A 300-year-old woman confronts mortality, identity and lost love in this concert performance of Janáček’s intense operatic drama.
Bartók and de Falla
Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Artist Portrait
Sunday 18 January 2026 • 7pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja brings Bartók’s urgent Second Violin Concerto to life. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO ignite de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat with Spanish flair.
Vaughan Williams and his Circle: Nash Ensemble
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 22 January 2026 • 1pm
A selection of music performed by the Nash Ensemble, as part of a series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts showcasing music by Vaughan Williams and his Circle.
