of the royal opera house, where i'm on the board of trustees. and i'm going in to meet herfor the first time. i was singing as a child. my mum said i was a singing baby — so i would like sing my name "cecelia" as i was growing up. and then ijoined the church choir, and ijoined the school choir. and i took part in the singing competitions. after an audition in 2019, she won a coveted place on the young artist programme here at the royal opera house. many hundreds apply, but only a handful are successful for each programme. the singers train with the very best — including the renowned music director of the royal opera house, sir antonio pappano. you've got to join the ideas because you're going, "da, da, da, da, da."