This Thursday, 8 May, marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe prevailing at the end of the Second World War. Here are ...

May 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and peace in Europe. We commemorate the occasion with a selection of the greatest film scores accompanying depictions of the Second World War.

We are marking VE Day 80 on Classic FM with some special programming, including the premiere of a new anthem, A Day May Come ...

In Pretty Woman, Edward, played by Richard Geere, takes Vivian, played by Julia Roberts to see that very opera and we see Violetta sing ‘Sempre Libera’ and ‘Amami, Alfredo’.

From The Habanera to the Toreador Song, Carmen contains some of opera’s most well-known tunes and tells the story of the ...

That a performance of the work begins every 10 minutes somewhere in the world. How much these anecdotes have been warped and augmented through history, as many are, it’s difficult to say. But it’s ...