Placido Domingo got a 20-minute ovation for his debut as a baritone although at times the career tenor had to dig deep to reach the low notes.

Superstar singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly being lined up to feature in a film adaptation of Broadway musical Aida.

THERE have been many modern versions of La Traviata, Giuseppe Verdi’s seminal opera of love and loss. Not even the most daring producer, though, has ever dreamed of showing any of the characters snorting cocaine.