Opera Rara’s 50th anniversary celebrations culminate on 24 September with the release of a limited-edition boxset of three Donizetti operas composed at the height of his popularity and recorded by Opera Rara in the first 10 years of its existence: Ugo conte di Parigi (Hugo, Count of Paris, ORC1); L’assedio di Calais (The siege of Calais, ORC9); and Il diluvio universale (The Great Flood, ORC31). 

Remastered to the highest audio quality and accompanied by a newly commissioned essay by the Donizetti specialist, Professor Roger Parker, Opera Rara’s Artistic Dramaturg, this 7-CD boxset include performances from early stars of the company Della Jones and Yvonne Kenny.