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Brand-new video of fox news channel as latest devastation in ukraine as russia continues to bombard city as cross the country. lets bring in charles watson with more, charles. charles: despite what is going on with the war in ukraine the people there are trying to find any semblance of normal but in all too often the reality of war rear its ugly head. here you have people gathered on the streets of lviv trying to enjoy a concert in the live live opera and they hear this. those are air raid siren...

Let me take you to the opera. juan diego florez and cecilia bartoli are two of the most popular and respected stars in opera today. but they are also helping to forge a more secure future for opera, one that embraces tradition whilst also driving innovation. italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli is unique in opera. she has received numerous accolades for her performances and has millions of admirers — like me. but she is also a music scholar and manager of one of the worlds biggest

I think it is very important that more and more people come to the opera. i was singing pop music, i had close contact with classical music, opera, and i liked it immediately, and i didnt have a background. i think it is a beautiful art and if more and more young people come to the theatre and enjoy that, it is a magical world where many art forms come together to create something so strong. he started his relationship with us in 1997 and you would barely believe it, he still seems so incredibly...

Serenaded byjuan diego florez, i think i mightjust be getting carried away. 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 the peruvian capital, lima. i got in and 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 i am good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing but i dont know if im good enough. people...

In the jungle, and every school is in very disadvantaged areas of peru and our beneficiaries are always kids that are in danger of falling into traps like drugs, crime, prostitution, child labour, etc. we have done great studies that demonstrate how sinfonia is changing their lives. peru and latin america remain close tojuan diegos heart. he even dressed in traditional inca costume during a performance at the bbc proms in london. juan diego uses his eye—catching showmanship as a way of drawing...

In her trailblazing ways in 2017, she forged a new path with the vatican, becoming the first woman to sing solo with the papal choir at the sistine chapel. this was an amazing experience because to sing in the sistine chapel, i mean already the acoustics are magnificent but then being there, you are so inspired. it was really a unique moment in my life, in my career, and i hope i will have a chance to go back. i really hope. so many of these achievements make cecilia a bit of a feminist icon. sh...

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At the Metropolitan Opera, Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen are a blazing pair as sisters in a revival of Strauss’s work.

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