The ninth, final C is only a dotted crotchet in the sheet music, but with a pause over the top. And you can bet Pavarotti, just as he does at the cadenza of ‘Nessun dorma’, takes a moment to… indulge, ...

Someone once gave me a pad of post-it notes printed with a musical stave and the caption 'Gone Chopin, Bach Soon'. If you find the idea of that joke on a repeat loop amusing, you're in for a real ...