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:
Emma Kjellin Senior Individual Giving Manager
emma.kjellin@lso.co.uk | +44 20 7382 2542
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 13 March 2026 • 12.30pm
Make lunchtime musical with a free, bite-size concert with a small group of orchestral musicians, featuring LSO Principal Viola Eivind Ringstad and Principal Cello David Cohen.
Fidelio Orchestra: Dethroning Emperors
LSO St Luke's Guest Artist
Saturday 14 March 2026 • 7pm
LSO St Luke's Guest Artists Fidelio Orchestra explore the cultural shifts initiated by Beethoven, in a musical journey from traditional heroism to the affirmation of the individual spirit.
LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
LSO Discovery
Monday 16 March 2026
In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.
Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 19 March 2026 • 1pm
Warmth, wit and passion from Shostakovich, as Sir Antonio Pappano joins a quartet of LSO musicians for two richly expressive chamber masterpieces.
Sir Antonio Pappano and Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 20 March 2026 • 1pm
Sparkle and expressive charm, as Sir Antonio Pappano and LSO Principals explore chamber music by Hindemith, Poulenc and Beethoven.
Limited Tickets
Next Generation
LSO Discovery
Sunday 22 March 2026 • 6pm
Join us on a journey of new music performed and composed by the young musicians of LSO Discovery's Next Generation scheme.
