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Michael Spyres and Danielle de Niese sing Verdi at the Royal Albert Hall

This ‘Drinking Song’ from Verdi’s La traviata is a glass of pure musical joy

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Opera star’s tongue-twisting ‘Figaro’ aria blows Royal Albert Hall roof off

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Baritenor Michael Spyres backstage at the Royal Albert Hall

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Michael Spyres at Classic FM Live

An epic ‘Nessun Dorma’ that leaves a Royal Albert Hall audience in awe

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Soprano Danielle De Niese performs with the English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus

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Angelina Jolie plays the title role in this thrilling biopic.

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Young boy conducts in the Carlo Felice Theatre

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Helen Hagnes Mintiks performed at the Metropolitan Opera House

The tragic tale of a top violinist who vanished mid-performance at New York’s Met Opera House

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Operatic soprano Maria Callas is considered one of the greatest singers of the 20th century

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Who is Jakub Józef Orliński? Meet the breakdancing countertenor who sang at the Olympics

Who is Jakub Józef Orliński? The breakdancing countertenor who sang at the Olympics

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Hayato Sumino plays Bolero on two pianos.

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Cellist serenades chickens with ‘L’heure exquise’ at 18th-century English farmhouse

Cellist serenades chickens with a French love song at 18th-century English farmhouse

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Denzel Washington speaks to Dan Walker about his role as Macrinus in Gladiator II, plus his favourite classical music.

Gladiator II star Denzel Washington on classical music: ‘Bocelli’s my boy!’

Gladiator 2 soundtrack: who composed it and which themes feature?

Everything you need to know about the soundtrack to Gladiator II

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Yuja Wang plays a piano with three pedals – but what are they for?

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Einaudi surprised the crowd at St Pancras.

Einaudi surprises commuters with train station piano performance

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From Elgar to Ivor Gurney – explore reflective pieces of classical music for Remembrance Day

15 reflective pieces of classical music for Remembrance Day

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Here’s why Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius

Here’s why Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius

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A new piece by Chopin has been discovered after almost 200 years

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