Lady Gaga, beheadings, Céline Dion and more. The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics didn't disappoint with the big moments.
Since the very first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, music has always played an important role.
The Olympics have produced some of music's most memorable performances on a global stage, whether that's Pavarotti's tear-jerking final public performance at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, or Mr Bean's hilarious antics with the London Symphony Orchestra at the 2012 Games.
We've compiled some of our favourites, from Torvill and Dean's gold-winning performance to Boléro, to the extravaganza of homegrown talent at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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Hear Dvořák's Symphony No. 8, alongside a world premiere by Australian composer Olivia Davies. In this concert broadcast live from Perth, Dmitry Matvienko conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
Lady Day's voice was pure emotion, and more than many other jazz singers of her day, she really wore her heart on her sleeve. Join Eric Ajaye as he recounts the rise and fall of one of the greatest ever jazz vocalists, Billie Holiday.
As Brett Dean's award-winning opera, Hamlet, starts its Opera Australia run in Sydney, the Australian composer and violist joins Tamara-Anna Cislowska to talk music and perform some Schumann.
The Queensland trio Fisarmonica Amici, Friends of the Accordion, prove that their instrument is capable of so much more than vaudeville comedy. This sparkling suite pays homage to the accordion's Italian heritage.
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