28K views · 624 reactions |  Introducing #OperaNorthAtHome — from YOUR home over the next few weeks, you'll get to know our Orchestra, Chorus and music staff better as they each share something special from THEIR home... Here's Andrew Mason, who misses being part of our clarinet section, so has re-created one by himself (make sure you watch until the end!)  | Opera North | Facebook

When choosing songs for our second studio album, ‘Lead With Your Heart’, we saw an opportunity to record one of the most epic arias in The Tenors repertoire, “Nessun Dorma”. This famous melody created by Giacomo Puccini for his opera “Turandot” is Calaf’s (The Tenor hero) moment to express how he will win the heart of the princess before the sun rises, even if it means risking his own life for it. Opera never fails when trying to be ‘dangerously romantic’! When arranging "Nessun Dorma" for our g