This disc confirms Finley as my baritone of choice. He not only has a first-class voice; he is also intelligent and versatile, as he demonstrates in these 13 arias, all sung in English.

International soprano Andriana Yordanova and renowned versatile musician Ramona Zammit Formosa will be performing a lunchtime concert organised by Barocco Foundation in collaboration with Din l-Art ...

What are the best opera arias? Step this way, for the most popular show-stoppers for the big stage. This really must be the most famous opera aria in the world – thanks in no small part to Italia 1990 ...

So, the series has come of age. Twenty-one volumes, which means (taking the present programme of 12 as average) about 250 items. Mind, they can’t all be “great” and, for that matter, not all of them ...

Callas's 1961 collection of French operatic arias, reissued by EMI on LP in June 1983 (nla), is one of her most riveting recital achievements. For the CD they have unwisely responded to the need for a ...

England has triumphed over greats from Germany, Italy and the rest of the world - in a search for the nation's favourite aria. Composer Henry Purcell's When I Am Laid In Earth beat much-loved pieces ...

Catalan soprano Nuria Rial here explores the largely uncharted terrain of Georg Philipp Telemann's operatic arias, rarely performed today, despite his having composed an estimated 50 operas during a ...

When it comes to opera and classical music, English composers have for centuries had to accept second billing to their more illustrious continental counterparts. That however, changed for at least one ...

At the end of the second world war, England triumphed over Germany, Italy and the rest of the world. And sadly as with all wars, many thousands of lives are lost. We should not forget that wars are ...

Purcell's Dido and Aeneas is one of the earliest English operas Henry Purcell's When I am laid in Earth, from the opera Dido and Aeneas, has been named the nation's favourite aria. Listeners to Rob ...

Cymraeg Gwefan Cardiff Singer of the World yn y Gymraeg (Cardiff Singer of the World website in Welsh) Graeme Kay's guide to opera, from Aida to Zauberflöte. Opera is a sung stage drama set to music ...

The words aria and song are often used interchangeably – but are they really the same? Let’s clear up the confusion, breaking down what sets an aria apart, where the terms overlap, and why it all ...