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
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 23 January 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians.
Mozart and Brahms' A German Requiem
Manfred Honeck & Imogen Cooper
Sunday 25 January 2026 • 7pm
Imogen Cooper brings lyrical elegance to Mozart’s final concerto. Manfred Honeck leads the Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus in Brahms’ profoundly moving A German Requiem.
Illés and Rachmaninoff
Artist Portrait: Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Thursday 29 January 2026 • 7pm
Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Márton Illés' playful Vont-ér before Robert Treviño conducts Rachmaninoff's passionate Symphony No 2, with its soaring melodies and heart-melting Adagio.
Tangram and Asian Comedy Showcase: REMIX
Tuesday 3 February 2026 • 7.30pm — Wednesday 4 February 2026 • 7.30pm
Tangram are flipping the script with an evening of comedy and new music by East and Southeast Asian creatives.
Thomas Dunford and Friends: Solo Recital
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 5 February 2026 • 1pm
A solo recital that showcases the sound of the lute, with music by John Dowland, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Robert de Visée, Marin Marais and J S Bach.
Limited Tickets
Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery
Friday 6 February 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert featuring music for solo piano.
