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Are now becoming more common. because of the restrictions, l its made people much more inventive about what i 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 much opera is being streamed. the big problem i see is that, if we give to the audience everywhere in the world all the conte...

To secure its future. operatic singing. cecelia bartoli is unique in opera. shes a multi—award—winning singer, a music scholar, and the first female artistic director of the famous saltzberg whitsun festival in austria, where shes been performing for 30 years. cecelias got that mystery quality that only very few singers have of complete charisma. when you see her on stage, you look at her, and its very hard to look at anyone else. now, when you were a young girl, you wanted to become a flame...

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. singing juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. igot 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 good? "do you think i could be a tenor? "i lik...

Nomsa maseko, bbc news, cape town. now on bbc news, its time for take me to the opera with zeinab badawi. ive been an opera fan for decades, and im on a mission to share my passion and introduce you to some of the big names today and superstars of tomorrow — and ask how theyre responding to the changing world of opera. cecilia bartoli, the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer, and brings flair and a female perspective. peruvian—born tenor juan diego florez, who...

This high note is here, yeah? its not here, its not here. but its not here either. its in the middle. when you give a masterclass and hear different singers, you already know, when you have listened to them, who might become a superstar or an opera singer. and you already know who wont. though hes based in europe, peru and latin america remain close tojuan diegos heart. he even dressed in traditional inca costume at the bbc proms in london, and still uses his showmanship as a way to attract new ...

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. after extensive music studies and winning a string of singi...

Though hes based in europe, peru and latin america remain close to juan diegos heart. he even dressed in traditional 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...

We also meet a couple of rising stars — south african soprano masa bane cecilia rangwa nasha. she says opera needs 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 ...

Is -- even mike pence, they are all trotting over the budapest. today the, you dont normally ban elections, thats less common. you hold elections and you fix them, like the ruler of kazakhstan, and belarus, and putin. so, you can say you are -- what orban calls, a liberal democracy. theres not much democrats see about it. this is whats of course happening now, with the level of the states. the gop is assaulting our election mechanism. but, this idea that you can still say you are a democracy -- ...

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 other things they must get right. benjamin talks to me between performances at his home, in paris. we have a tonne of things to do on stage. we have to fall in love. we have to lose our beloved ones. we have to die. we h...