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The world鈥檚 most prestigious opera singing competition returns to St David鈥檚 Hall in Cardiff as 20 singers compete to become the next 麻豆官网首页入口 Cardiff Singer of the World. Petroc Trelawny and Josie d鈥橝rby present full coverage of this year鈥檚 competition. For Round 1, they are joined by acclaimed mezzo-soprano Katarina Karn茅us, winner of this competition in 1995, as their special guest.

In this opening round, singers from the USA, Russia, China, Australia and New Zealand compete for a place in the Grand Final. To succeed, they need to impress a panel made up of leading opera figures: Jos茅 Cura, Wasfi Kani, Dame Felicity Lott, Frederica von Stade and Chair of the Jury, David Pountney.

With music by Rossini, Mozart, Handel and Stravinsky, the singers are accompanied by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra conducted by Ariane Matiakh.