| Ralph Vaughan Williams's career as an operatic composer began in 1910 with the romantic ballad opera Hugh the Drover. |
| The program was well chosen in the first half, which began with an operatic scena from the 26-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven. |
| The last thing about the sound-proof door is that it eliminates comments from the family on the operatic talents of the bather. |
| An earlier pair of works convey the operatic extremes of Brooks's passion for Rubinstein. |
| Songs, arias, and operatic scenes are mixed together, and that works well too. |
| The colours are deep and rich and help set an operatic mood and tone for almost every scene. |
