so i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in the big houses. and i think there s a future for young women like me, black women in opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia took a major step in her career becoming house soloist at the swiss national opera in the capital, bern. next, i meet another young opera singer seen as a superstar in the making french tenor benjamin bernheim. he also has strong ideas about the future of opera. operatic singing.
there was some real talent coming l out of church choirs around america. these amazing sopranos, like marian anderson, . who was a real pioneer - she had to iron her own clothes before she went on stage, - because nobody would do it for her. it was seen as beneath - people to service somebody from that background. # a man who wishes she wasn t wearing slacks. # wasn t wearing slacks? # wasn t wearing slacks. cecilia would like to be seen as a role model for other black artists wanting to make it in opera. so i think, slowly but surely, we are going to have more people of colour singing in these big houses. and i think there s a future for young women like me, black women in opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia took a major step in her career becoming house soloist at the swiss national opera
in these big houses, so i think it is going there, and i think there is a future for young women like me, black women, in opera. would you like to see centres of opera elsewhere in the world, in africa, for instance? yes, i know in south africa now it is getting, people now know about it, than when i started. because we have the culture of singing, which is choral music and african music, which is actually not farfrom opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia is taking a major step in her career when she becomes a house soloist with the swiss national opera in the capital, bern.
yes, i know in south africa now it is getting, people now know about it, than when i started. because we have the culture of singing, which is choral music and african music, which is actually not farfrom opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia is taking a major step in her career when she becomes a house soloist with the swiss national opera in the capital, bern. cecilia is a special talent, and it s notjust because of her voice, which is of course glorious, and especially for her age as well. she is an outstanding talent, considering how young she is. but it is also the fabulous
yes, i know in south africa now it is getting, people now know about it, than when i started. because we have the culture of singing, which is choral music and african music, which is actually not farfrom opera. in the autumn of 2021, cecilia is taking a major step in her career when she becomes a house soloist with the swiss national opera in the capital, bern. cecilia is a special talent, and it s notjust because of her voice, which is of course glorious, and especially for her age as well. she is an outstanding talent, considering how young she is. but it is also the fabulous warmth she brings to her performing. there is a real humanity and depth of experience which belies her age, and that s what communicates to an audience, and why they are so excited when they see and