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Verdi from English National Opera and Paul Daniel

Operatic chorus sings Verdi’s thunderous ‘Anvil Chorus’, raising the Royal Albert Hall roof

Tenor sings Verdi at pizzaria

Operatic tenor surprises pizzeria diners by bursting into a startling Verdi aria

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Kadiatu and her son, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, present a joint show together on Classic FM for Mother’s Day.

‘Bach’s music belongs to us all’ – Kadiatu and Sheku Kanneh-Mason present a Mother’s Day special on Classic FM

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Italy’s opera houses to sing to save beloved composer Verdi’s home

Italy’s opera houses hope to save Verdi’s historic home – by singing together

15 most famous opera songs and arias

15 most famous opera songs and arias

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Protestor, ‘Sebastian’ was one of three Extinction Rebellion members who interrupted a performance at The Royal Concertgebouw earlier this week

Extinction Rebellion activists halt Verdi Requiem at Concertgebouw, comparing to ‘sinking Titanic’

Singers from Cape Town Opera serenaded a plane full of passengers travelling to Johannesburg last month.

Cape Town Opera singers surprise airplane passengers with unexpected Verdi chorus

The 20 best operas of all time, according to Classic FM presenters.

The 20 greatest operas ever written

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Angel Blue was programmed to appear at the Arena di Verona this summer

US soprano Angel Blue drops out of Verona production following Blackface scandal

Angel Blue

Luciano Pavarotti and Princess Diana

The heart-warming reason Princess Diana once sat in the pouring rain to hear Pavarotti live

Luciano Pavarotti

10 of the best opera overtures

10 of the greatest opera overtures of all time

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Symphony orchestra and choir of the Odesa Opera House

Ukraine orchestra and chorus perform ‘Va, Pensiero’ outside opera house in powerful cry for peace

Ukrainian national anthem, performed by the Met Orchestra and Chorus

24-year-old Ukrainian bass-baritone leads Metropolitan Opera in moving national anthem

New York Metropolitan Opera

Watch this joyous classical music flashmob transform a mall into a moment of beauty

When 1000 classical musicians appeared in a shopping mall for a spine-tingling flashmob

The fresh voice of a 28-year-old Luciano Pavarotti

Take a listen to the incredible fresh voice of a 28-year-old Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

When Pavarotti was booed at La Scala

The excruciating moment La Scala booed the great Luciano Pavarotti for cracking a Verdi high note

Luciano Pavarotti

When Montserrat Caballé sang a 16-second-long high B at the Met Opera

When soprano Montserrat Caballé sang an earth-trembling, 16-second top B during a Verdi epic

New York Metropolitan Opera

Opera chorus bursts into a Verdi melody on Italian metro

Incredible moment opera chorus bursts into a Verdi melody on Italian metro