BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - Episode Guide

Petroc Trelawny and American soprano Angel Blue present highlights from the first night of the biennial competition which has been described as the greatest opera singing competition in the world. Past winners and finalists command top billing on the world stages and this year twenty more promising young singers arrive in Cardiff to compete in front of a distinguished jury for the coveted title. Acclaimed British soprano Lucy Crowe and American tenor Lawrence Brownlee provide expert analysis and commentary as singers from Italy, Russia, Norway, Mongolia and the USA compete for a place in the grand final. Music includes arias by Mozart, Rossini, Puccini and Donizetti amongst others. The singers are accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas Sondergard.

Petroc Trelawny and American soprano Angel Blue present highlights from the second round of the world's leading opera singing competition. St David's Hall welcomes singers from Italy, Mongolia, Belgium and South Korea as well as home favourite Welsh mezzo Sioned Gwyn Davies. Petroc is joined by Cardiff-born soprano Rosemary Joshua and Cardiff Singer regular, vocal coach Mary King who are on hand to provide expert opinion on the evening's performances. The singers are accompanied by the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera conducted by Tomas Hanus.

The search continues for the world's next opera star as five more young singers compete to be become BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Petroc Trelawny and American soprano Angel Blue are at St David's Hall inCardiff to guide us through the highlights of the performances by singers from England, South Africa, Ukraine, Turkey and the USA. Vocal coach and Cardiff Singer regular Mary King and South African baritone Jacques Imbrailo, who picked up the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Audience Prize in 2007, are on hand to give their views on the performances. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is conducted by Thomas Sondergard.

Petroc Trelawny and Amercian soprano Angel Blue present highlights from the final round of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017. Singers from Armenia, England, Scotland, Uzbekistan and Australia perform ariasby composers including Handel, Massenet and Gounod. The winner of this round will join the three previous night's winners in the Grand Final. The international jury will also select a wildcard chosen from across all four rounds to complete the line-up. Providing in-depth analysis of the evening's performances are leading British soprano Joan Rodgers and vocal coach Mary King. The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera is conducted by Tomas Hanus.

The competition begins as 20 of the world's most outstanding classical singers, from 15 countries, compete in the 36th year of the BBC's premier voice competition for a place in the 2019 final.

Welsh mezzo soprano Angharad Lyddon represents the host nation, taking on singers from Brazil, South Korea, the USA and Ukraine in round two of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie D'Arby present perfomances from round three of the competition as five more young singers compete for the title of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

Singers from Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Mexico and for the first time, Guatemala, compete in the fourth and last qualifying round for a place in the final.

Some of the world's most outstanding young classical singers compete at St David's Hall for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize Trophy.

The world's most prestigious opera singing competition returns to the Welsh capital with 16 promising young performers competing to be the next BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

Petroc Trelawny hosts the second round of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 from St David's Hall.

Singers from the USA, Russia, South Korea and Austria compete to impress the judges for a place in the final. And counter-tenor Iestyn Davies gives his thoughts on each of the night's performances.

Petroc Trelawny presents full coverage of the fourth round from St David's Hall in Cardiff, with singers from Kosovo, Madagascar, England and Iceland.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby host the 2021 Song Prize Final from St David's Hall, Cardiff.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby present full coverage of the final from St David's Hall, Cardiff as five exceptional performers compete to become BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby host the first round of the prestigious international competition for young classical performers. Featuring special guest bass Jonathan Lemalu.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby host the second round of the prestigious competition. Welsh tenor Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts is their special guest as the competition continues.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby host the third round of the prestigious competition as four more of the world's most talented young singers compete for the biggest prize in opera.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby host the fourth round of the prestigious competition. They are joined by celebrated Welsh soprano Rebecca Evans.

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby present the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize final. Five singers perform the intimate and demanding discipline of ‘art song' or Lieder.

Petroc Trelawney and Josie d'Arby present the final of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World from St David's Hall. With guests mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and bass-baritone Neal Davies.