Lift your spirits to angelic heights this Christmas season with the most haunting and inspiring live concerts throughout December, 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.
Chiesa di Sant’Agnese in Agone
Piazza Navona
santagneseinagone.org
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- Wednesday, 1st January at 4pm
New Year’s Baroque concert: Music by: Frescobaldi, Carissimi, Monteverdi, Calvi, Negri, Falconieri, Dowland, Le Cocq, Aranes performed live by Schola Romana Ensemble, our resident historically informed group.
Entry fee €20
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
Via del Corso, 305
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- Tuesday, 3rd December at 7pm
- Tuesday, 10th December at 7pm
- Tuesday 17th December at 7pm
- Tuesday 7th January at 7pm
A magic night with the Italian Opera. The best Arias & love duets by Verdi, Rossini, Puccini with a traditional Roman dinner.
Entry fee €45 (Included in your ticket is a tour the Private Apartments of the Doria Pamphilj Princess)
Capuchins Crypt
Via Veneto, 27
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- Wednesday 4th December at 5.15pm
- Wednesday 11th December at 5.15pm
- Wednesday 18th December at 5.15pm
Music of the Sistine Chapel by Palestrina, Arcadelt, Morales, Victoria, Pitoni, Agazzari, Gregorian chant performed live by “Schola Romana Ensemble”, our resident historically informed music group.
Entry fee €95 (Included: guided tour of Capuchins Crypt and church)
Chiesa Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio
Via dei Portoghesi, 2
www.ipsar.org
- Sunday, 1st December at 6.30pm
CONCERTO DI ORGANO “From Bach to Russia”
Organista: Alexander Fiseisky
- Saturday, 7th December at 7pm
CONCERTO DI ORGANO “Immagini per organo: Bach e Guillou”
Organista: Giampaolo Di Rosa
- Sunday, 15th December at 6.30pm
CONCERTO DI ORGANO “Parola e suono: i salmi”
Organista: Giampaolo Di Rosa
Basilica di S. Ignazio
Piazza Sant’Ignazio
amicimusicasacra.com
- Wednesday, 1st January 2020 at 9pm
Combined Children’s Choir St. Mary’s Cathedral & St. Brigid & Austin Preparatory School Chorus – USA
- Sunday, 5th January 2020 at 9pm
All Saints Parish Choir – USA
Free Entry
Basilica di San Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Piazzale San Paolo, 1
culture@gov.mt
- Saturday, 7th December at 7pm
Nativity Scene opening concert
- Sunday, 15th December at 3pm
Awaiting Christmas concert: choir from Alitalia
- Wednesday, 1st January at 3pm
Epiphany concert. Polyphonic Liturgical Choir of the Basilica
Basilica di San Paolo Entro Le Mura
Via Napoli, 58
- Monday, 2nd December at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Monday, 2nd December at 6.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons meets Bach’s Masterpieces with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 94
- Tuesday, 3rd December at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23 – 33
- Tuesday, 3rd December at 6.30pm
La Traviata in Rome & Dinner: Giuseppe Verdi
Tickets: €66 – 77
- Wednesday 4th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Wednesday 4th December at 6.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 95
- Friday, 6th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors: Opera Arias, Naples & Songs
Tickets: €23 – 33
- Friday, 6th December at 6.30pm
The Three Tenors: Opera Arias, Naples & Songs with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 77
- Saturday, 7th December at 8.30pm
I Virtuosi dell’opera di Roma: La Traviata in San Paolo Entro le Mura
Tickets: €30 – 55
- Sunday, 15th December at 6.30pm
Luminaria: Music by Candlelight
Tickets: €33 – 55
- Wednesday, 18th December at 6.30pm
The Three Tenors Christmas Concert: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 94
- Wednesday, 18th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome Christmas Concert: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €23 – 55
- Sunday, 22nd December at 6.30pm
Grand Christmas Concert
Tickets: €17 – 44
- Sunday, 22nd December at 6.30pm
Grand Christmas Concert
Tickets: €17 – 44
- Wednesday, 25th December at 8.30pm
Sacred Christmas Concert: Haydn & Mozart
Tickets: €23 – 39
- Friday, 27th December at 8.30pm
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto Christmas Concert
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Friday, 27th December at 6.30pm
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto Christmas Concert with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 94
- Sunday, 29th December at 6.30pm
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio at St. Paul’s Within the Walls Church
Tickets: €17 – 44
- Tuesday, 31st December at 8pm
I Virtuosi dell’opera di Roma: New Year’s Concert
Tickets: €39 – 50
- Thursday, 9th January at 5pm
The South Dakota State University Concert Choir, from South Dakota – USA
Free entry
Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi
Piazza San Luigi dei Francesi
romafestivalbarocco.it
- Monday, 2nd December at 6pm
ROMA, CENTRO CULTURALE SAN LUIGI DEI FRANCESI
Omaggio a Jean Lionnet
INCONTRO ED INTERMEZZO MUSICALE
- Monday, 2nd December at 9pm
Accademia Ottoboni
Giovanni Bononcini, arie e duetti
- Thursday, 19th December at 9pm
Orchestra Barocca dei Conservatori Italiani
Paolo Perrone, direttore
Filippo Mineccia, controtenore
Le cantate inedite di Francesco Gasparini
Entry through invite only
Chiesa di San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
Piazza dell’Oro, 1
romafestivalbarocco.it
- TBA
Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Anima
Via Santa Maria dell’Anima
romafestivalbarocco.it
- Saturday, 21st December at 9pm
Ensemble ‘Faenza’
Marco Horvat, direttore
Il Teatro di devozione
Basilica di S.Alessio all’Aventino
Piazza S.Alessio
- Saturday, 7th December at 7pm
Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso alla Cancelleria
Piazza della Cancelleria, 1
sanlorenzoindamaso.it
- Friday, 20th December at 7.30pm
Concerto di Natale
Direttore: Osvaldo Guidotti
Schola Cantorum S. Lorenzo in Damaso
Coro Polifonico dell’Aramus
Orchestra Aramus
Chiesa Evangelica Valdese
Via IV Novembre, 107
classictic.com
- Sunday, 8th December at 8.30pm
Great Opera Choruses and the Most Famous Arias
Tickets: €24 – 39
- Sunday, 15th December at 8.30pm
The Most Beautiful Opera Arias: Waldensian Church in Rome
Tickets: €23 – 39
- Sunday, 15th December at 6.30pm
The Most Beautiful Opera Arias with Dinner
Tickets: €66-77
- Monday, 30th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome Christmas Concert: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €28 – 38.50
- Monday, 30th December at 6.30pm
The Three Tenors Christmas Concert: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet with Dinner
Tickets: €66 – 77
- Tuesday, 31st December at 8.30
New Year’s Eve Concert in Rome
Tickets: €28 – 55
Ponte Sant’Angelo Methodist Church
Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo, 68
classictic.com
- Monday, 16th December at 7.30pm
Opera at Ponte Sant’Angelo
Tickets: €24 – 29
- Saturday, 21st December at 7.30pm
Christmas Concert Opera and Aperitivo: Opera Classics and Unforgettable Romantic Piano
Tickets: €23 – 33
- Monday, 23rd December at 7.30pm
Opera at Ponte Sant’Angelo
Tickets: €24-29
- Wednesday, 25th December at 7pm
Christmas Concert in Rome
Tickets: €4 – 34
- Wednesday, 1st January at 7pm
Grand Gala of Opera
Tickets: €4-34
- Tuesday, 7th January at 7.30pm
Opera at Ponte Sant’Angelo
Tickets: €29-24
All Saints Church
Via del Babuino, 153
classictic.com
- Tuesday, 3rd December at 7pm
Accademia d’Opera Italiana: I Solisti dell’Opera– Vivaldi e l’Opera
Tickets: €29 – 44
- Wednesday, 4th December at 8.30pm
The Four Seasons: Concerto Barocco Italiano Guarnieri
Tickets: €29 – 44
- Saturday, 28th December at 8.3opm
The Three Tenors in Concert: Accademia d’Opera Italiana
Tickets: €29 – 44
- Monday, 30th December at 8.30pm
Accademia d’Opera Italiana: La Traviata
Tickets: €29 – 44
- Tuesday, 31st December at 7pm
Accademia d’Opera Italiana: New Year’s Concert
Tickets: €39 – 55
Oratorio del Caravita
Via del Caravita, 7
classictic.com
- Tuesday, 31st December at 6.30pm
New Year’s Eve Concert with Dinner: The Three Tenors
Tickets: €113 – 124
- Tuesday, 31st December at 9pm
Tickets: €33 – 44
Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
Piazza della Maddalena, 53
- Wednesday, 8th January at 8pm
The South Dakota State University Concert Choir, from South Dakota – USA
Free entry
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…”