The Decline of England

[Guest]

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2015 finalists announced today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31606120

One Welsh singer is the only UK competitor.

Two from Belarus, three from South Korea, three from the USA and 11 others.

[teamsaint]

There is a big clue about the nature of this competition in its title.

anyway, the Welsh singer will surely get a hard time from the Cardiff audience with her provenance?

[Richard Tarleton]

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2015 finalists announced today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31606120

One Welsh singer is the only UK competitor.

Two from Belarus, three from South Korea, three from the USA and 11 others.

Things have changed - there used to be only one from each country.

[french frank]

Things have changed - there used to be only one from each country.

And with 350 to choose from this time ... but if you want the best ...

[zola]

They all seem a bit "elderly" too ? I know it's not strictly a young musicians contest but there are only three under 28 and they are 25, 26 and 27. I thought I'd look back at the famous Hvorostovsky and Terfel contest and they were 26 and 23 at the time.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Whatever the result, if this voice (with its reminiscences of Janowitz/Ameling) doesn't have a wonderful career ahead of it, then it's a mad world, my masters:

http://www.regulamuehlemann.com/en/music