Classical Notes

Why operatic climax gives us best Christmas carol of all

God knows how many versions of O Holy Night, we will hear between now and the new year. However, I’m sure the Almighty has the wherewithal to check these statistics to his own approval

Celine Byrne singing O holy Night with the National Symphony Orchestra: Top singers will tell you that the great crescendo depends not so much on how high you can go at the end as how low you can start at the beginning.