Janos Gereben

Love of opera is built on unforgettable peak moments over the years, usually experienced in the performances of big stars in major opera houses.

Last week, that moment came at the concert of young artists in a training program, singing in a school auditorium.

Of the One World Symphony's premiere of music direc

Merola 2013 participant Zanda Švede is a magnificent mezzo from Latvia. She has a calm, self-assured, friendly, no-nonsense mien, maintained even when she says something surprising.

Hear the BBC Proms' version of Gen. MacArthur's farewell: "The choir, the choir, the choir ..." in the intermission of the brilliant First Night at the Proms that opened the concert series on Friday.