Petroc Trelawny and Josie d’Arby present coverage of Round 2 of this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from St David’s Hall. Welsh tenor Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts is their special guest as the 40th anniversary of this competition continues.

Singers from China, Turkey, Croatia and the home nation of Wales compete for a place in Sunday’s final. To succeed, they will need to impress the competition’s jury - Sir Brian McMaster, former director of the Edinburgh International Festival, acclaimed Argentinian mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, Welsh soprano Rosemary Joshua, multi-award-winning composer Errollyn Wallen, and returning as chair of the jury, Aidan Lang, general director of Welsh National Opera.

With music by Bizet, Donizetti, Verdi and Rachmaninov, the singers perform tonight with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ryan Bancroft. Show less