festival in austria, where she's been performing for 30 years. cecilia's got that mystery quality that only very few singers have of complete charisma. when you see her on stage, you look at her, and it's very hard to look at anyone else. now, when you were a young girl, you wanted to become a flamenco dancer? a little bit! yes! but it was your mother, who herself was a soprano who recognised that you had real vocal talent and she became your voice teacher. what was it like to be taught by your own mother? to study with my mother was hard. my mother, she's definitely my mentor, my teacher and she was also a guide of what to do and what not to do. i think this is also important. she was quite... i will not say severe. and this is what my mother