Katherine Jenkins scores 4.5/5

I will buy any album by Katherine Jenkins without hesitation and without even listening to a single song because this fair-headed beauty has the voice of an angel and I know that whatever she sings will provide many hours of listening pleasure.

She is, after all, the fastest selling opera star since Maria Callas and takes the concepts of quality, class and finish to levels not many modern light-classical performers are capable of.

No wonder she’s rich and famous, worth an estimated R92-million at the last count. And she is a stunning looker, to boot.

Two years ago this mezzo-soprano’s album 'From the Heart' enjoyed record sales. A year ago she produced 'Rejoice' and again the world was smitten. And she has just done it again with 'Sacred Arias' — as close to music perfection as one can get.

With the backing and assistance of Andrew Lloyd Webber, The London Session Orchestra conducted by Nicolas Dodd, The Crouch End Festival Chorus and The Rodolfus Choir, she injects new life into classics such as 'Pie Jesu', 'Panis Angelicus', 'Agnus Dei', 'Ave Maria', 'Silent Night' and 'Abide With Me'.

It’s the right time of the year for this type of album and she is precisely the right person to bring it to life.

'Sacred Arias' is another guaranteed best-seller and it will make a much-appreciated and long-lasting gift for that special person in your life.