at least eight people have died. the south korean president has called an emergerncy meeting now on bbc news, take me to the opera. i ve been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you, so i m on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. i ve come to munich to meet one of my all time opera heroes, the german tenor jonas kaufmann, who s widely viewed as the world s leading opera singer. he s a charismatic person, performer. his way of communicating, his intelligence that one hears whenever he is singing, isjust unique. and that makes him really very special. but the pressures of staying at the top are immense. the highs and lows of life as an operatic celebrity from one of the people who knows him best. to get to the top is not so difficult, but to stay there, this is really a hard one. are the sacrifices worth it? the moment it all falls into. place and you are at a position that you ve hardly ever dreamt| of is so much of a pa
few isolated showers are the best of the sunshine in scotland, northern ireland and wales, but noticeably cooler today, ireland and wales, but noticeably coolertoday, highest ireland and wales, but noticeably cooler today, highest values further south between 23 25 . through this evening we keep cloud in the south, but still staying mild, single figures out to the west. we start tomorrow with a lot of sunshine, even a cloud stretching from lincolnshire down to the isle of wight will even start to melt away and more sunshine dominate through the day. in the latter stages of the afternoon there will be wet weather pushing into northern ireland and south west england, top temperatures ranging from iii south west england, top temperatures ranging from 1a to 27 celsius in the south east. as we move into tuesday more wet weather into the far north west, warm and sultry in the south east. hello, this is bbc news. iam i am frankie mccamley. the headlines: england s lionesses will att
rain will develop more widely once again and they could be one or two mac smashes of rain to southern counties in england. although not every garden is guaranteed. clear and fresh conditions to scotland and northern ireland with the exception of some rain in the east coast to begin with. cloudy and humid start england and wales, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and the midlands to begin with, becoming lighter, patria, sunshine and showers in many places becoming dry and fresh. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police in lincolnshire have issued an appealfor a man they would like to question, over the death of 9 year old lilia valutyte. widespread disruption to train services is expected throughout the uk today, as drivers from 7 operators as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, says the killings of 50 prisoners of war at a detention centre, in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region, on friday, is a war cr
he s a charismatic person, performer. his way of communicating, his intelligence that one hears whenever he is singing, isjust unique. and that makes him really very special. but the pressures of staying at the top are immense. the highs and lows of life as an operatic celebrity from one of the people who knows him best. to get to the top is not so difficult, but to stay there, this is really a hard one. are the sacrifices worth it? the moment it all falls into. place and you are at a position that you ve hardly ever dreamt| of is so much of a payback that everything, all the worki that you ve done before, seems to be minimal. jonas kaufmann unveiled. let me take you to the opera. singing jonas kaufmann is an opera legend. he s already assured of his place in history as one of the greatest ever tenors. applause like millions of others, i m a huge fan ofjonas kaufmann and i try to see him perform whenever i can. i am in awe of his almost supernatural talent, but now i can go o
days of hostilities. but, it s reported the israeli military has struck targets in gaza within minutes of the ceasefire coming into force. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. russia s war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground. in countries supportive of ukraine s resistance to putin s invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms or they ve been asked to denounce russia s military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guest is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. is art the loser when politics takes centre stage? semyon bychkov, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all of the great musical maestros, you re peripatetic, your career takes you all around the world, you are constantly travelling. is there one place you can point to and say that has done the most to define you as a person and an artist? no, i don t think so. maybe be