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…Her pitch-perfect technique is complemented by a crystalline, colourful and powerful voice. What’s more, she has a sharp sense of lyrics and impressive drama skills. When not singing, she loves…

…history.” Together with tenor Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier has appealed to EU decision makers and European governments to save culture and the performing arts from the effects of the pandemic….

…Mozart and hated Wagner, played around with operatic cliches, borrowed from history, and punctuated the comical narrative of Arlecchino with quotes from sources as diverse as Don Giovanni and ragtime….

“Mother, could you close the pillow?” Kaija Saariaho, one of Finland’s internationally best-known and esteemed composers, heard music in her head as a child and when she went to sleep,…

…the fluffy wigs of the courtiers, or like macarons. The world’s concert halls are currently finding audiences’ appetites for baroque music to be insatiable – and we are being spoilt…

…a special set, and it’s crazy to get to enjoy the evening in the legendary Olavinlinna,” Haber says. Samu Haber, who had a dream start to his Finnish solo career,…

…the most technically advanced competitor but one who has the most unique voice or an exceptional expression. Enrolment in the competition begins early in the year, and the competitors are…

…the 19th-century piano ‘rock star’ Franz Liszt – of modern-day hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Queen and Sia. Best of all is Bence’s motto: ‘Just for fun’. No interval….