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After extensive music studies and winning a string of singing competitions, she moved from south africa to europe to further her career. tipped to become a superstar, she says she grew up with no knowledge of opera. applause. i was in love with opera from the beginning, but i actually did not know that it was opera. i just thought it was music. cecilia, as friends and family call her, was born injohannesburg in 1993, and has come a long way in a short time. cecilia is a protege

In securing big roles. particularly through the 50s and 60s, when suddenly, . there was some real talent coming l out of church choirs around america. these amazing sopranos, like marian anderson, . who was a real pioneer — - she had to iron her own clothes before she went on stage, - because nobody would do it for her. it was seen as beneath - people to service somebody from that background. # a man who wishes she wasnt wearing slacks. # wasnt wearing slacks? # wasnt wearing slacks... cecilia...

Greater diversity. and french tenor benjamin bernheim, who welcomes the use of technology, alongside the power of live performance. let me take you to the opera. im keen to askjuan diego florez and cecelia bartoli, two of the most loved and respected stars in opera today, about how theyre trying to ensure that opera harnesses the power of innovation to secure its future. operatic singing. cecelia bartoli is unique in opera.

There was some real talent coming out of church - choirs around america. these amazing sopranos, like marian anderson, . who was a real pioneer — - she had to iron her own clothes before she went on stage, because nobody would dol it for her. it was seen as beneath - people to service somebody from that background. # a man who wishes she wasnt wearing slacks. # wasnt wearing slacks? # wasnt wearing slacks... cecilia would like to be seen as a role model for other black artists wanting to make ...

And he keeps in touch with them through videos posted online. benjamins from the next generation of superstars, but hes worried about the pressures of the internet age on opera singers. you know, today we dont have time any more. cell phones exist, internet exists, streaming exists. we are in a hurry — i am in a hurry. this is why i call the opera world "the opera business" sometimes — its a jungle. opera is evolving with the times. willa younger generation of artists have to embrace changes...

In the autumn of 2021, cecilia took a major step in her career — becoming house soloist at the swiss national opera in the capital, bern. next, i meet another young opera singer seen as a superstar in the making — french tenor benjamin bernheim. he also has strong ideas about the future of opera. operatic singing when an opera singer is performing on stage, there are so many things they have to think about. the singing and breath control is, of course, paramount — but there are lots of oth...

In the capital, bern. next, i meet another young opera singer seen as a superstar in the making — french tenor benjamin bernheim. he also has strong ideas about the future of opera. operatic singing when an opera singer is performing on stage, there are so many things they have to think about. the singing and breath

I was singing pop music, i had a close contact with classical music, with opera, and i liked it immediately. and i didnt have a background. and i think, yeah, its a beautiful art. and if more and more young people come to the theatre and enjoy that, its a magical world. operatic singing. one opera singer who, likejuan diego florez, believes that opera should broaden its appeal, is the south african soprano, masabane cecilia rangwanasha.

Benjamins fan base is growing, and he keeps in touch with them through videos posted online. benjamins from the next generation of superstars, but hes worried about the pressures of the internet age on opera singers. you know, today we dont have time any more. cell phones exist, internet exists, streaming exists. we are in a hurry — i am in a hurry. this is why i call the opera world "the opera business" sometimes — its a jungle. opera is evolving with the times, with a younger generation of...

The big problem i see is that, if we give to the audience everywhere in the world all the content that we have for the price of a cup of coffee, it devalues our work. and i think its very important not to make it expensive, but to not go too far in a direction where we are not going to be able to come back. i think the way in which the pandemic hit us, obviously so severely financially, meant that we had to embrace ways of doing things that were maybe not quite as expensive. and i think that som...