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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 it in opera. so i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in these big houses. and i think theres a future for yo...

We are going to have more people of colour singing in these big houses. and i think theres a future for young women like me, black women in opera. 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...

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 ask juan diego florez and cecelia ba rtoli, 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. shes a multi—award—winning singer, a music scholar, and the first

That opera is produced and enjoyed? technology is already providing new creative possibilities for opera and outdoor venues are now becoming more common. because of the restrictions, _ its made people much more inventive about what an opera house can be. it doesnt have to be an enclosed traditional theatre. _ i think the developments in social media or the media platform is very, very great, because that means my family from south africa can see my shows. but there are also concerns that too muc...

I was young, i was a minor. but in the end, i was playing the whole night and making everybody dance until very late. i was singing peruvian music, my own songs. i was singing elvis presley, the beatles, salsa — everybody was dancing. so for me, it was a good school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna, and im in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of "marechiare" — a popular i9th—century italian song. juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall ...

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 way that opera is produced and enjoyed? technology is already providing new creative possibilities for opera and outdoor venues are now becoming more common. because of the restr...

Somehow you can hear his soul through his voice. its got this raw intensity, and yet incredibly flexible. 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 ...

It was a good school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna, and im in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of "marechiare" — a popular 19th—century italian song. juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when hejoined the conservatory in lima. i got in, and then, i discovered classical music there. and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, "do you think im go...

Inca costume at the bbc proms in london, and still uses his showmanship as a way to attract new audiences to opera. i think its very important that more and more people come to the opera. 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, l...

So i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in the big houses. and i think theres a future for young women like me, black women in opera. 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.