What Makes a Great Tenor

The tenor Rolando Villazon takes us inside the world of the sexiest and most risky of all operatic voices. It's a journey which includes some of the great names of the past, such as Pavarotti, Caruso and Lanza, and some of the brightest stars performing today; including Domingo, Alagna and Florez.

This is a great documentary on tenors from the BBC. Roland Villazon is simultaneously charming and insightful. It's interesting for those in the know and informative for those who aren't. If you have 60 minutes to spare, you should watch it. Thanks to my former teacher Dale Morehouse for pointing the way.

Flow My Tears

And now for something completely different. "Flow my tears" was John Dowland's most popular lute song. I hope early music specialists will forgive me - I've adapted it for piano, since I don't play the lute.

Flow my tears was John Dowland's most popular work. It was first published in 1600 in his collection of lute songs. I'm playing an adaptation for piano, but all the notes are those indicated in the original lute tablature.