Mixing opera and pop tracks on disc is a fraught business, so Australia’s Ten Tenors have cut the Gordian Knot. Disc one contains covers of songs such as Wind of Change, Hallelujah and Bohemian Rhapsody, while the opera is relegated to disc two – Fauré’s Pie Jesu, the Anvil Chorus and the inevitable Nessun Dorma arranged for ten tenors and a busload of strings. Ignoring the cheese factor, the ten singers give a powerhouse, pitch-perfect performance on this disc, mustering far more passion and verve than you might expect. Popera fans rejoice.

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