nhs england say they are keeping the situation under review and have commissioned further research into the issue. amara sophia elahi, bbc news. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of today s biggest opera names: italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli and tenorjuan diego florez. i ve been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i m on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan diego florez is an icon but he wanted to become a pop star. big names today but are they prepared for the opera world
cecilia has been singing at the salzburg whitsun festival in austria where she is artistic director. as live performances begin again, i talk to her in salzburg via video link in london and ask her what it s like to be back before an audience. i mean, it s fantastic. it really is such a joy because last year we had to cancel the festival and now it is great. we really need that because it was such a difficult time, yes, a tragic time, i have to say. so, happy to be back, yes. 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 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.
i ve been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i m on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan diego florez is an icon but he wanted to become a pop star. big names today but are they prepared for the opera world of tomorrow? we had to start more with using technology and using streaming, for instance. it s a beautiful art and if more and more young people come to the theatre and enjoy that, it s a magical world. let me take you to the opera.
again, i talk to her in salzburg via video link in london and ask her what it s like to be back before an audience. i mean, it s fantastic. it really is such a joy because last year we had to cancel the festival and now it is great. we really need that because it was such a difficult time, yes, a tragic time, i have to say. so, happy to be back, yes. 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 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
because it was such a difficult time, yes, a tragic time, i have to say. so, happy to be back, yes. 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 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. this is what my mother teach me, a solid technique. cecilia is that the product of an operatic union. her soprano mother, silvana bazzoni,