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. Juan diego florez and cecilia bartoli are two of the most popular and respected stars in opera today. But they are also helping to forge a more secure future for opera, one that embraces tradition whilst also driving innovation. Italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli is unique in opera. She has received numerous accolades for her performances and has millions of admirers like me. But she is also a music scholar and manager of one of the world s biggest opera festivals. Cecilia s got that mystery quality that only very few singers have of complete charisma. When you see her on stage you look at her and it s very hard to look at anyone else because she s got that ability to inspire and thrill just by being on stage, before she even opens her mouth. For nearly 30 years, cecilia has been singing at the salzburg whitsun festival in austria where she
Now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of the biggest names in opera today. 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. Juan diego florez and cecilia bartoli are two of the most popular and respected stars in opera today. But they are also helping to forge a more secure future for opera, one that embraces tradition whilst also driving innovation. Italian mezzo soprano cecil
Nhs england and the body that regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen metres also known as oximeters after it was found that the device can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. With more here s our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. Ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. So basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. She d been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. When i went into hospital, the first thing they said was you really did leave it too late. Had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. There is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones by 2%. That s led to nhs england and the body that regulates the use of medical devices,
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. Juan diego florez and cecilia bartoli are two of the most popular and respected stars in opera today. But they are also helping to forge a more secure future for opera, one that embraces tradition whilst also driving innovation. Italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli is unique in opera. She has received numerous accolades for her perfor
With reports of heavy fighting in lashkar gah in helmand province. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s gavin. Charlotte worthington recovered from a fall to win gold in the new bmx freestyle competition, confirming great britain s dominance of the sport at these games. Declan brooks won bronze in the men s event, to add to the gold and silver team gb took on the track. Adam wild reports. The brits are in raptures, it s a huge score! british bmx has never reached such heights before. She s smashed it! charlotte worthington on top of the world. A new sport in the olympics and suddenly what everyone wants to see. Not so long ago charlotte worthington was working as a restaurant chef, now her moment to deliver. On herfirst run, not quite. Oh, no! in this sport riders get two chances. Back in the saddle she d another go. I think she s going for it. She s got it! from then on worthington was simply flawless, near perfect performance. The scores when they came wer