The top of his game. What sir bryn terfel s long and stellar career tells us about how to make opera fit for the future. Let me take you to the opera. He sings in italian. Sir bryn terfel has all the Magic Ingredients it takes to become a world class opera star incredible stage presence, amazing acting range from dramatic to comic, and of course, a rich Bass Baritone voice that enthrals audiences wherever he performs. Im invited backstage ahead of bryns performance in the barber of seville, a comic masterpiece by the 19th century italian composer, rossini. Before getting into costume, bryn warms up his voice. He sings in italian. Hello, it is your make up call. Here now . Yes as if im not already fat enough, ey he plays don basilio, a music teacher whose sole interest is in lining his own pockets. Hello, sir bryn terfel are you here for a singing lesson . I wish you know, i admire people like you who can sing but ijust cant sing myself. I can sing but i cant teach singing so im glad yo
To leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about whether the power to the island should have been shut. One of the airports has been closed to General Aviation to allow Emergency Services to reach it faster. Lets go live to maui, and helena has been reporting at this temporary shelter. What is taking place where you are right now . Karl, we know the where you are right now . Karl, we know the situation where you are right now . Karl, we know the situation right where you are right now . I l we know the situation right now is that more search and recovery teams are coming onto the island of maui, and that is because there are just so many people who continue to be unaccounted for. And what you see here at that shelter is that people come here repairing for the worst but with some hope, hoping that potent
One bucket at a time. Many people forced to flee at a moments notice had to leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about if power to the island should have been cut. One of the islands Airport Runways has now been closed to Civilian Aircraft to help supplies reach the island faster. Hawaiis governor, josh green, spoke to reporters a short time ago. He was asked to give an update on the number of casualties. Here is what he said. Ido i i do i had to imagine the fear that came over people when the fire, which was really a hurricane and a fire, came through at once. We will rebuild. Families will come together, but theres a lot of loss here, and i think were going to see significantly higher numbers in the coming days as our professionals from fema and maui fire continue to do theirjob. We are proud of th
Zac, lord goldsmith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you here. Just a couple of months ago, you left rishi sunak s government and, as you left, you lobbed a political grenade in his direction. Why did you do that . My concern is that, you know, im maybe a rare thing, a minister who cares passionately, or cared passionately about my portfolio. And ifound myjob was becoming untenable, it was becoming impossible for me to go forward. It was becoming virtually impossible to prevent government from sliding back. And the key issue is this pledge which was made by borisjohnson, repeated by liz truss, repeated a few times by rishi sunak around International Climate finance, from which so much of what the uk has done over the last few years flows, and that pledge was being broken. You say, because it was a pledge of something over. £11. 6 billion over five years. Over five years to be invested in International Climate change programmes and efforts. Yes. You
Human Rights Groups are dismayed, as are relatives, at the thousands that have been arbitrarily arrested. Peace may have come to el salvador, but at what price . Teacher audelia has lived here since the late 1990s la campanera in the capitals notorious soyapango district. More than 20 years ago, rival gangs the ms 13 and the 18th Street Gang took control of neighbourhoods across the country. They became, in effect, no go areas for outsiders and the police. Thousands were murdered or caught in the crossfire. And in those years of the growth of the gangs, can you explain to us what it was like living here . But in the last 12 months, audelia has witnessed the change on these streets that she never thought possible. For the past year, el salvador has been living under an Emergency Measure called the state of exception. Police and military have been mobilised in vast numbers and some Constitutional Rights suspended. Defeating the gangs was one of the main election promises of nayib bukele,