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
ECHO Rising Stars: Giorgi Gigashvili
LSO St Luke's Guest Artist
Wednesday 13 May 2026 • 1pm
Georgian pianist and ECHO Rising Star Giorgi Gigashvili performs much-loved piano pieces, alongside a new work by Georgian composer Natalie Beridze.
Music of the Body
Gresham College Lecture Series
Wednesday 13 May 2026 • 6pm
Milton Mermikides, Professor of Music at Gresham College, gives a free, one-hour lecture on the nature of music. Here he explores how music and the human body are connected.
Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss
Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes
Thursday 14 May 2026 • 7pm
Join Nathalie Stutzmann and Leif Ove Andsnes as we bring Beethoven’s pathos, Wagner’s power, and Strauss’ dazzling Vienna to life in a thrilling orchestral journey.
Limited Tickets
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 10.30am
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
Musical Storytelling
For Under-5s
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 12pm
LSO musicians retell a children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.
The Villa-Lobos Event
LSO St Luke's Guest Artist
Saturday 16 May 2026 • 7.30pm
Pianist Marcelo Bratke celebrates Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in a programme inspired by children and nature, with soprano Camila Provenzalle, Finchley Children’s Music Group led by Grace Rossiter, and Mariannita Luzzati’s video scenography.
Limited Tickets
