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
Via Boncompagni, 31
stpatricksamericanrome.org
- Christmas Eve – Friday, 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
no concerts scheduled
Palazzo Pamphilj – Opera and Aperitif / Dinner
Via S. Maria dell’Anima, 30
- Friday 10 December at 8pm (Opera Dinner)
- Friday 17 December at 8pm (Opera Dinner)
- Thursday 23 December at 6pm (Opera & Aperitif)
- Thursday 23 December at 8pm (Opera Dinner)
- Thursday 30 December at 6pm (Opera & Aperitif)
- Thursday 30 December at 6pm (Opera Dinner)
- Sunday 2 January at 6pm (Opera & Aperitif)
- Monday 3 January at 6pm (Opera & Aperitif)
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 view of Rome.
or - a candlelight dinner where you can taste the very best of the Italian cuisine accompanied by a selection of fine wines. The musical program with Arie and Duetti from the Opera will be held both before dinner and while the courses are being served with a final surprise at the end.
Entry fee €109 / 199
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS
Capuchins Crypt – Church of S. Maria Immacolata
Via Veneto, 27
- Wednesday 15th December at 5.15pm (Sacred Music)
- Wednesday 22th December at 5.15pm (Baroque Christmas Concert)
- Monday 27th December at 5.15pm (Baroque Christmas Concert)
- Wednesday 29th December at 5.15pm (Baroque Christmas Concert)
Decorated with the bones of 4000 friars who died in the last centuries, the Crypt offers a mysterious and inspiring atmosphere.
The musical program features Gregorian chant, as well as works of Roman Renaissance polyphony. The composers of the musical program are the Sistine Chapel Masters: Palestrina, Victoria, Carissimi, Pitoni, and Agazzari.
Entry fee €53
Chiesa Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio
Via dei Portoghesi, 2
www.ipsar.org
- Saturday 11 December at 6.30pm
Organ Concert
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
2021 dates to be updated
Basilica di San Paolo Entro Le Mura
Via Napoli, 58
- Tuesday, 7th December at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Wednesday 8th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Nessun Dorma
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Monday, 13th December at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Tuesday, 14th December at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Wednesday 15th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Nessun Dorma
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Sunday, 19th December at 6.30pm
Grand Christmas Concert
Tickets: €23 – 28
- Monday, 20th December at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Tuesday, 21th December at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Wednesday, 22th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €28-55
- Tuesday, 28th December at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Napul’è Opera Arias and Ballet
Tickets: €28-55
- Friday, 31th December at 8pm
I Virtuosi dell’opera di Roma: New Year’s Concert
Tickets: €39-50
- Tuesday, 4th January at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Tuesday, 11th January at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Monday, 17th January at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Tuesday, 18th January at 8.30pm
La Traviata in Rome: The Original Opera with Ballet
Tickets: €23-50
- Wednesday 19th January at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Nessun Dorma
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Wednesday 26th January at 8.30pm
The Three Tenors in Rome: Nessun Dorma
Tickets: €22 – 55
- Monday, 24th January at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meets Bach’s Masterpieces
Tickets: €22 – 55
Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi
Piazza San Luigi dei Francesi
romafestivalbarocco.it
- Saturday, 11th December at 9pm
Festival Barocco: I Fiamminghi del XVIII secolo
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
- Wednesday, 8st December at 9pm
Festival barocco: Händel e Scarlatti: due geni a confronto
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: 12am
- Christmas Day – Saturday, December 25
Mass: 11am & 6.30pm
Ponte Sant’Angelo Methodist Church
Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo, 68
- every day till 4 January (except 25 & 26 December) at 7.15pm
The Most Beautiful Opera Arias, Neapolitan Songs & Italian Classical Music by Tenor, Soprano & Grand Piano
Tickets from €32-44
All Saints Church
Via del Babuino, 153
- Friday 24th December, Christmas Eve
5pm – Crib Service
11:30 pm- Midnight Mass
- Saturday 25th December, Christmas Day
10:30 Sung Eucharist
- Sunday 26th December, 1st Sunday of Christmas
10:30 Sung Eucharist
- Sunday 2nd January, Epiphany
08.30 Low Mass
10:30 Sung Eucharist
Oratorio del Caravita
Via del Caravita, 7
- Friday, 31 December at 9pm
New Year’s Eve Concert in Rome: The Three Tenors
Tickets from €33-44
- Thursday, 6-13-20-27 January at 8.30pm
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Tickets from €23-55
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…”