This Friday 15 January, Opera Rara’s latest recording of Donizetti’s Il Paria will be released internationally by Warner Classics. Conducted by former Artistic Director Sir Mark Elder, Il Paria was recorded in the studio prior to a performance at London’s Barbican Centre in June 2019. Singing the role of Neala, Albina Shagimuratova, the star of Opera Rara’s award-winning recording of Rossini’s Semiramide, leads an outstanding cast accompanied by Britten Sinfonia.

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If you’d like to join the Opera Rara team in celebrating the release of Il Paria, you can join the virtual launch on Thursday 14 January from 6pm GMT via their Facebook page when Sir Mark Elder, Albina Shagimuratova and René Barbera will be answering questions from the public via a live-stream.