Stuart Skelton: rising to the challenge of Otello
The rarest creature on the operatic stage is the true Heldentenor, or "heroic tenor": a singer who has the stamina for Wagner's enormous operas, who can nail the high notes and whose sound can convey beauty, drama and seductive virility as well as sheer volume. Stuart Skelton, from Australia, is London's current Heldentenor of choice " and he excels at the lot.