The BBC opera season makes ITV's sound flat

The Beeb and ITV each want to sing opera's praises – the former with a full season celebration, the latter with a reality show. Who do you think will do a better job?Only the most heartless curmudgeon could possibly fail to be moved, uplifted and enraptured by ITV's Popstar to Operastar. What could be better for mind, body, and soul – and for the future of opera – than to watch in flabbergasted delight as Kym, Darius and at least one Osmond strain and shriek their way throug...

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