the opera world mourning the loss of the performers both professionally and personally. i broke the news to the ensemble. we had a piano dress rehearsal of aida. i summoned everyone to the stage and told them the tragic news. and they were stunned. people started crying. so that we just couldn t go on with the rehearsal. reporter: three americans were also on board the flight two of them mother and daughter. emily selke, a recent college graduate was traveling with her maria von, a u.s. government contractor. emily was a music industry major in college who graduated with honors. she recently worked for a company that provides office spaces. emily s distraught father told the guardian the two loved traveling together and loved being in each other s company. in a statement, the family said they were deeply saddened calling emily and yvonne two wonderful, caring amazing people who meant so much to so
nic robertson, cnn, france. if all, there were 150 crash victims, and they re being mourned now across europe and beyond. tay came from all walks of life. a total of 18 different countries. here s our anderson cooper with some of their stories. a moment of silence for the opera singers in barcelona where they had performed in a classic german opera. both singers were returning home to dusseldorf. 34-year-old maria was born there. and on the plane with her husband and 18-month-old baby. oleg, 54 years old, was part of a german opera company based in the city. they both are internationally known singers. the opera world mourning the loss of the performers, professionally and personally.
oleg, 54 years old, was part of a german opera country based in the city. both internationally known singers. the opera world mourning the loss of the performers, both professionally and personally. i broke the news to the ensemb ensemble, and we had a pea anna direction rehearsal of aida. i summoned everyone to the stage and told them the tragic news. and they were stunned. people started crying. so that we couldn t go on with the rehearsal. reporter: three americans were also on board the flight. two of them mother and daughter. emily selkey, a recent college graduate, of traveling with her mother, yvonne, a u.s. government contractor. emily of a music industry major in college who graduated with honors. she recently worked with a company that provides office spaces. emily s distraught father told
have transmitted right through the aircraft before very long. chilling thought. the crash of flight 9525 claimed 150 lives and that s important to continually remember. there are families friends had no warning no inkling they would not see their loved ones again. a moment of silence for opera singers outside the opera house in barcelona where the two had performed in a classic german opera. both singers were returning home to dusseldorf. maria was born there and on the plane with her husband and 18-month-old baby. oleg 4 years old was part of a german opera company based in the city. both internationally known singers, the opera world