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At a gig at londons brixton 02 academy. train passengers in britain face further delays today, as the rmt union continue their 48—hour strike. only one in five services are expected to operate. hospitals are told to free up beds ahead of ambulance staff going on strike in england on wednesday. leo varadkar becomes irelands new taoiseach, swapping roles with micheal martin, as part of a historic coalition agreement. the governments sharing energy—saving tips in a new campaign. the advice incl...

To change the world completely because it is the universal language. even you dont have to understand the text and you connect with the sound and it changes you. what do young people invited to the paris opera make of the experience? how gustavo dudamel is bringing a gust of fresh air into the world of classical music and helping make opera fit for the future. let me take you to the opera. paris, where the national opera is unusually based in two buildings.

New is...it�*s a new era, a beginning of many beginnings, you know. and yes, this opera has a tradition. it survived 350 years, which is wonderful. and of course, its always very important to be flexible, always to transform, not to change, to transform, to evolve. i put my love 150%. you know, love, knowledge. i love what i do and i try to transmit that, you know, with the people that i work with. that is why conducting is an inspirational position. more than imposive and controlling things, ...

Into the heart of the community. hes been doing just this in california, where hes been music director at the los angeles philharmonic orchestra since 2009. he set up yola. thats the youth orchestra of la. in los angeles, i didnt arrive with prepared and predicting things. and so we started a youth orchestra programme that the orchestra didnt have. we said, for example, lets do opera because this orchestra needs to play opera. its very important. so we play opera, we go to the hollywood bowl, we...

To find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. in this episode, i meet one of the most exciting figures in the world of opera and classical music, the venezuelan born conductor gustavo dudamel. he holds two of the most prestigious roles in the world of music, that of music director here at the paris opera, as well as the los angeles philharmonic. with gustavo dudamel, i was curious to see this hype that is all around him. he far exceeds that hype, three fold. he is...

This production features welsh baritone bryn turville, and spanish soprano saioa hernandez in the title role of tosca. ——this production features welsh baritone bryn terfel, and spanish soprano saioa hernandez in the title role of tosca. but many opera lovers are as attracted by not only who is singing but also by who is conducting. and one person who draws in the crowds is the highly admired, charismatic, and flamboyant star gustavo dudamel, known to many as just gustavo. applause. in 2021,...

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