Brigitte Fassbaender
Mezzo Brigitte Fassbaender began her operatic career with the Munich State Opera but went on to perform on all the great stages of the world. She talks to Joan Bakewell about some of her favourite operatic roles and how she has often been engaged to play trouser roles. Music includes arias from Der Rosenkavalier,
Die Fledermaus, Tristan und Isolde and Carmen.