Presented by South African Golda Schultz and Italian Daniele Rustioni, Act III adds Mozart sung by Elsa Dreisig and Beethoven by Luca Pisaroni, alongside Massenet, Verdi and Puccini’s Nessun dorma. Bernard Foccroulle’s dream of global culture is realised with Indian raag, Russian soulfulness, Irish traditional song and a duet from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

America hosts this last act, with presenters Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee, and prominent performers Brian Jagde, René Barbera and Denyce Graves. Peter Sellars delivers a heartfelt message from California, while Raehann Bryce-Davis voices a tribute to the Afflicted from Dallas. The concert concludes with a sublime Mozart trio and a headlong Beethoven finale.