Los Angeles Times

Must Reads: The night Aretha Franklin turned to opera and saved the Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards ceremony has never suffered a shortage of drama during the annual telecast. But there probably was never a more heart-stopping turn of events than on the night of Feb. 25, 1998, when ...
SBS

Turandot’s Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee brings Nessun Dorma to cool off Sydney heatwave

An internationally renowned Korean tenor Younghoon Lee, who is loved for his smoothness and strength, gives another impressive performance as a Prince Calaf of Puccini’s “Turandot”, cooling off Sydney ...
Daily Express

Andrea Bocelli shares incredible climax of his iconic Nessun dorma performance – WATCH

Andrea Bocelli showed no sign of stopping during the pandemic; finding ways to perform in whatever ways he could. Along with releasing his Believe album, the Italian tenor has since put out the 10th ...
The Sun

Salesman goes viral after he belts out World Cup anthem Nessun Dorma in his local pub

THIRTY-stone sales ­manager Luke Swatman stunned regulars at a pub karaoke with a mind-blowing version of Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma on the eve of the World Cup. Luke, 34, was filmed singing the Italia ...
Los Angeles Times

Critic’s Notebook: When Aretha sang opera at the Grammys, she renewed a beloved aria that had become a cliche

I watched the 1998 Grammy Awards broadcast out of a sense of duty, catching whatever classical bones might be thrown, figuring I needed to know how artistically low the whole thing could sink. Luciano ...