The Opera Tenor
An Italian tenor called Sbigoli burst a blood vessel and died, 150 years ago, while attempting to sing a high A. Nowadays a high A isn'at all unusual: like high-jumpers, tenors have been going up and up and up. Nigel Douglas introduces recordings of the great tenors of the century, including ENRICO CARUSO , BENIAMINO GIGLI , LAURITZ MELCHIOR, RICHARD TAUBER , JOHN MCCORMACK and PLACIDO DOMINGO. and tries to define what it is that makes the tenor voice the most exciting sound in the world of opera. Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
' The Best Messiah in the Business '- Heddle Nash : Fri, 11 am