Giuseppe Verdi's operas have an uncanny ability to probe into our contemporary psyche. Leemage/Universal Images Group/Getty Images hide caption
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Daniel Bjarnason, from Iceland, is among a new crop of young composers equally conversant in classical and popular music. Bedroom Community Records hide caption
From stratospheric coloraturas to jet-powered Wagnerians, learn to love our highest-flying singers. iStock hide caption
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