A Night at The Opera at Christmas (feat. Nessun Dorma) at St James' Church Piccadilly

A Christmas opera concert at St James's Church Piccadilly, in London, featuring the Piccadilly Sinfonietta, soprano Susan Parkes and additional guest singers. The programme is built around well-known arias by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet and Donizetti.

The evening is a seasonal concert of opera arias, performed by the Piccadilly Sinfonietta together with Susan Parkes, a soprano, and further guest artists. The programme, presented under the title Nessun Dorma, draws on several composers: Mozart's arias from The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni, Verdi's "Libiamo" from La Traviata, Puccini's "Donde lieta" from La Bohème, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca and the title aria from Turandot, Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore, and Bizet's "Habañera" and "Toreador" from Carmen, along with "Au fond du temple saint" from Les pêcheurs de perles.

The concert is staged in St James's Church on Piccadilly, a Baroque church in the centre of London. The venue is described as a candlelit setting, and the programme is framed as a festive selection of opera's best-known arias rather than a full opera.

The event suits listeners who want a compact introduction to the standard operatic repertoire in a seasonal setting, with well-known solo arias sung by the featured soprano and guest singers.