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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 like this kind of singing, "but i dont know if im good enough." after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the un...

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 would like to be seen as a role model for other black artists wanting to make...

I am just got this is a fox report the bottom of the opera just joining us theres a look at the top story british real estate agent shot and killed in florida. police say and evicted tenant killed 40-year-old sarah as she sat in her car in coral springs. 51-year-old suspect charged with first-degree murder. in california a surfer is dead after a shark attack on christmas eve. police say a swimmer found the man floating facedown in the water with bite marks indicating he mightve been attacked by ...

Juan diego florez, whose first ambition was to be a pop singer and brings rock—star appeal. two of the leading lights in opera — but how are they helping to define its future? 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 cecel...

Broaden its appeal, is the south african soprano, masabane cecilia rangwanasha. 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.

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 some of those ways in which we do things — for example, bui...

Ways in which we do things — for example, building sets that perhaps arent quite so extravagant — i do believe that both digital and the live experience can exist hand—in—hand. its been a joy to meet four of the most exciting names in opera. and it seems theres a strong belief that innovation is making opera stronger, more popular, and diverse. and you know what? as somebody who cares about its future, i hope theyre right. hello. youre not imagining it. it is exceptionally mild at the mo...

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 of the royal opera house, where im on the board of trustees. and im going in to meet herfor the first time. i was singing as a child. my mum said i was a ...

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...

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 some of those ways in which we do things — for example, building sets that perhaps arent quite so extravagant — i do believe that both digital and the live experience can exist hand—in—hand. its been a joy to meet four of the most exciting names in opera. and it seems theres a strong belief that innovation is making opera stron...