Lift your spirits to angelic heights this Christmas season with the most haunting and inspiring live concerts throughout December and January, in the most unique churches in Rome which may have missed your radar. From world class organ and piano performances of Bach, Chopin and Mozart, Soprano solos of classic Puccini and Verdi to a heart melting children’s choir, Romeing has you covered.
Church of Saint Patrick (San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi)
Via Boncompagni, 31
https://stpatricksamericanrome.org/
- Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24
Family Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM and Christmas Eve Vigil Mass: 7:30 PM
- Christmas Day – Friday, December 25
9:00 AM and 10:30 AM
Please note that required social distancing places maximum capacity in St. Patrick’s church at 100 persons. Entry to all services is on a first-come first-serve basis.
Chiesa di Sant’Agnese in Agone
Piazza Navona
santagneseinagone.org
romaoperaomnia.com
no concerts scheduled
Palazzo Pamphilj – Opera and Aperitif
Via S. Maria dell’Anima, 30
romaoperaomnia.com
- Sunday 20th December at 6pm
- Sunday 27th December at 6pm
- Sunday 3rd January at 6pm
A magic night with the Italian Opera. The best Arias & love duets by Verdi, Rossini, Puccini in the gorgeous “Pope Innocence X” Hall at Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona. The ticket includes the Italian aperitif in the Innocenzo X hall during the concert and after the concert a Guided tour of the Rooftop Terrace La Grande Bellezza with a breathtaking wiew of Rome.
Entry fee €98
Capuchins Crypt – Christmas Baroque Concerts
Via Veneto, 27
romaoperaomnia.com
- Wednesday 23th December at 5.15pm
- Monday 28th December at 5.15pm
- Wednesday 30th December at 5.15pm
Music of the Sistine Chapel by Palestrina, Arcadelt, Morales, Victoria, Pitoni, Agazzari, Gregorian chant performed live by “Schola Romana Ensemble”, the resident historically informed music group.
Entry fee €30
Chiesa Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio
Via dei Portoghesi, 2
www.ipsar.org
- Every Sunday at 5pm
Mass in Portuguese Language with the symphonic organ
Basilica di S. Ignazio
Piazza Sant’Ignazio
amicimusicasacra.com
no concerts scheduled
Basilica di San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Piazzale San Paolo, 1
culture@gov.mt
- Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24
Mass: 7am & 10am; Vespers: 5pm; Holy Mass “In Nocte”: 7pm
- Christmas Day – Friday, December 25
Mass: 8am & 12pm; Vespers: 5pm; Holy Mass “In Die”: 10am; Holy Mass with Cardinal James Harvey: 6pm
Basilica di San Paolo Entro Le Mura
Via Napoli, 58
- Monday, 18th January at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Wednesday 20th January at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Monday, 25th January at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Wednesday 27th January at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet with Dinner
Tickets: €22 – 55
Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi
Piazza San Luigi dei Francesi
romafestivalbarocco.it
- Monday, 14th December at 8.30pm
Cristina Fanelli, soprano
Vera Alcalay, cembalo
Diego Cantalupi e Lorenzo Sabene, arciliuto e tiorba
“LA MUSICA E IL RACCONTO: PLAUTILLA BRICCI, LA PRIMA ARCHITETTA, E LE CANTATE SACRE A
ROMA NEL SEICENTO”
Chiesa di San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
Piazza dell’Oro, 1
romafestivalbarocco.it
no concerts scheduled
Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Anima
Via Santa Maria dell’Anima
romafestivalbarocco.it
- Sunday, 13st December at 5.30pm
Divino Sospiro
Massimo Mazzeo, direttore
Josè Maria Lo Monaco, mezzosoprano
ALL’AMORE IMMENSO
Musiche italiane del Settecento
Basilica di S.Alessio all’Aventino
Piazza S.Alessio
no concerts scheduled
Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso alla Cancelleria
Piazza della Cancelleria, 1
sanlorenzoindamaso.it
- Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24
Mass: 7pm
- Christmas Day – Friday, December 25
Mass: 11am & 6.30pm
Ponte Sant’Angelo Methodist Church
Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo, 68
- Sunday, 20th December at 7.30pm
Tosca in the round by Puccini
Tickets from €28
- Tuesday, 22nd December at 8pm
Christmas Concert Opera and Aperitivo: Opera Classics and Unforgettable Romantic Piano
Tickets: €33
- Saturday, 26nd December at 8pm
Christmas Concert Opera and Aperitivo: Opera Classics and Unforgettable Romantic Piano
Tickets: €33
- Friday, 1st January at 8pm
Christmas Concert Opera and Aperitivo: Opera Classics and Unforgettable Romantic Piano
Tickets: €33
- Saturday, 2st January at 8pm
Christmas Concert Opera and Aperitivo: Opera Classics and Unforgettable Romantic Piano
Tickets: €33
All Saints Church
Via del Babuino, 153
- 24th of December – Christmas Eve
5PM Crib Service – 75 seats available.
First come, first serve.
7.30PM Holy Communion (also on FB Live) – 75 seats available.
Entry by ticket. To reserve a place, please email office@allsaintsrome.org
- 25th of December – Christmas Day
10.30 Holy Communion (also on FB Live)
Oratorio del Caravita
Via del Caravita, 7
classictic.com
no concerts scheduled
Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
Piazza della Maddalena, 53
no concerts scheduled
What a wonderful post! Could it be updated for 2016?
sure! stay tuned!
Christmas Swing music concert featuring American/British Christmas classics from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble and more, in swing style! 15th December 2016, teatro Keiros (Piazza Bologna), €12/9.
http://www.teatrokeiros.it/15-dicembre.html
“Benvenuto Natale! Venite a celebrare una delle feste più belle dell’anno insieme alla cantante scozzese Emma Gordon, accompagnata dai favolosi musicisti del ‘Jingle Bell Quartet’. In uno spettacolo immerso nell’atmosfera natalizia che riuscirà a scaldare le ore di una fredda sera invernale, vi proponiamo tutte le classiche canzoni più amate di Natale di Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Bublé ed altri, rivisitate in chiave swing.”
Thank you ! Very interesting !
The famous German poet Goethe visited Rome 1787 at Christmas and wrote: “To speak again of church matters, I must tell you that on the night of Christmas Day we wandered about in troops, and visited all the churches where solemn services were being performed. One especially was visited, because of its organ and music: the latter was so arranged, that in its tones nothing belonging to pastoral music was wanting,—neither the singing of the shepherds, nor the twittering of birds, nor the bleating of sheep. On Christmas Day I saw the Pope and the whole consistory in St, Peter’s, where he celebrated high mass, partly before and partly from his throne. It is of its kind an unequalled sight, splendid and dignified enough…”