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 taught me study technique. cecilia bartoli s mother was absolutely criticall in the creation of her as an artist. and i think that you need somebody behind you. i and cecilia bartoli has her mother.
to be a flamenco dancer, and brings flairand a female perspective. peruvian born tenor 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. i m keen to askjuan diego florez
she s a multi award winning singer, a music scholar, and the first female artistic director of the famous saltzberg whitsun festival in austria, where she s been performing for 30 years. cecelia 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.
to secure its future. operatic singing. cecelia bartoli is unique in opera. she s a multi award winning singer, a music scholar, and the first female artistic director of the famous saltzberg whitsun festival in austria, where she s been performing for 30 years. cecelia 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 was herself was a soprano
nomsa maseko, bbc news, cape town. now on bbc news, it s time for take me to the opera with zeinab badawi. i ve been an opera fan for decades, and i m on a mission to share my passion and introduce you to some of the big names today and superstars of tomorrow and ask how they re 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, 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 masabane cecilia rangwanasha. she says opera needs greater diversity.