| Sunday 26 October 2025 | 17:00 |
to Monday 24 November 2025 23:59
| Germán Enrique Alcántara | Baritone | |
| Anna Tilbrook | Piano | |
| Roger Parker | Curator | |
| Aigul Akhmetshina | Mezzo-soprano | (Special guest) |
Opera Rara launches its 55th Season with a Salon Concert on Friday 10 October 2025 with Argentinean baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara and pianist Anna Tilbrook in partnership with Temple Music Foundation. Enjoy an evening of little-known songs by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) side by side with those of Latin American composers Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878), Francisco de Paula Aguirre (1875-1939), Carlos López Buchardo (1881-1948), Celia Torrá (1889-1962), Alberto Williams (1862-1952) and Ana Carrique (1886-1978).
A graduate of the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, Alcántara made his Opera Rara debut as Simon Boccanegra in the charity’s revival of the original 1857 version of Verdi’s opera with The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder. Many of the rare Latin American songs he has chosen for this evening will have their UK premiere in this concert.
Taking place in the splendid Middle Temple Hall, where Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed, the evening will end with a post-concert reception with the artists – a perfect opportunity to meet the artists and make new friends!