Opera Arias in the Renaissance Halls of Palazzo della Cancelleria

An hour of opera arias, sung live in a Roman palace, with a string quartet behind the voices rather than an orchestra. The billing is I Solisti di Opera Lirica di Roma: two violins, viola and cello. The programme is the arias most people can hum without being able to name them, performed in rooms hung with the palace's own artworks. It runs an hour, and no more than ten seats go on a single booking. The listing gives two addresses, and it is worth settling which one before you set out. The product is now titled for Palazzo della Cancelleria, on Piazza della Cancelleria a short walk from Campo de' Fiori, a Renaissance palace, and its architecture and artworks are part of the ticket. Palazzo Poli, at Via della Stamperia 6, is still listed as a stop: that is the building the Trevi Fountain is built against, where the columns, the pediment and the figures are the palace's front wall rearranged around water, and the stop still promises a view down onto the fountain. Ask the operator which room you are booked into. The practical detail is unusually complete for a concert listing. The room is air conditioned and has Wi-Fi and a charging point. Both it and the lavatory are wheelchair accessible. Infants sit on an adult's lap. Soft drinks are not included. Nothing about the evening asks anything of your legs, and an hour seated indoors is worth more than it sounds in a Roman August, or in rain. Cancel at least 24 hours before the start time for a full refund.