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
On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 12 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Experience the power of two show-stopping symphonies at the Edinburgh International Festival, with insight from Sir Antonio Pappano and Nicola Benedetti.
On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Britten, Vaughan Williams & Elgar
Sir Antonio Pappano, Ian Bostridge & LSO Musicians
Wednesday 13 August 2025 • 11am
Ian Bostridge joins Sir Antonio Pappano and LSO musicians for a programme of Britten and more at the Edinburgh International Festival.
On Tour at Edinburgh International Festival: Vaughan Williams
Sir Antonio Pappano, Vilde Frang & London Symphony Chorus
Thursday 14 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Join the LSO and conductor Sir Antonio Pappano at the Edinburgh International Festival for a programme of early 20th-century music with Vilde Frang.
On Tour at the Edinburgh International Festival: Puccini’s Suor Angelica
Sir Antonio Pappano
Saturday 16 August 2025 • 7pm
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Giacomo Puccini’s heartfelt opera.
Sir Antonio Pappano: Britten's War Requiem
Stream on BBC iPlayer
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the LSO in Britten's War Requiem at the BBC Proms.
BBC Proms: Puccini and Strauss
Sir Antonio Pappano
Tuesday 19 August 2025 • 7.30pm
Sir Antonio Pappano and London Symphony Orchestra perform Puccini's Suor Angelica and Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten for the BBC Proms.
