It became the longest continuously running Australian radio program presented and produced by the same person, and Cargher himself became the longest continuous program presenter in the ABC's history.
John Cargher presented selections of opera, operetta, lieder and popular songs from his extensive personal collection.
The theme music came from the duet "E ben altro il mio sogno" from Giacomo Puccini's Il tabarro, in the celebrated recording by Renata Tebaldi and Mario Del Monaco.
ABC Radio National scheduled several repeat programs until June 2008.
After his death, the ABC released a 3-CD tribute to Cargher, with two complete episodes of Singers of Renown, and some excerpts from his Music for Pleasure programs.