now on bbc news, it s time for take me to the opera, with zeinab badawi. i ve been an opera fan for decades, and i m on a mission to share my passion and introduce you to some of the big names today and superstars of tomorrow and ask how they re responding to the changing world of opera. cecilia bartoli, the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer, and brings flair and a female perspective. peruvian born tenor juan diego florez, whose first ambition was to be a pop singer and brings rock star appeal. two of the leading lights in opera. but how are they helping to define its future? we also meet a couple of rising stars south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha. she says opera needs greater diversity. and french tenor benjamin bernheim, who welcomes the use of technology, alongside the power of live performance. let me take you to the opera. i m keen to ask juan diego florez and cecilia ba rtoli, two of the most loved and respected star
of western scotland, northern ireland, some in north west england and we have this band of wet weather in wales, the south west of england, some snow mixing in over higher ground and that is likely to push further north than these graphics suggest this afternoon to parts of the midlands, london, even into parts of essex in the afternoon. really chilly, 4 7 , but showers further north will become fewer and further north will become fewer and further between but as things get cold this evening, ice could be a significant problem. however, things will then change again in the early hours because we have cloud and outbreaks of rain, briefly some snow on the leading edge but cloud and rain ushers in some milder air. belfast at 8 degrees, plymouth at 10 degrees by the end of the night, a much milder start to saturday morning as this system works through with the milder air tied in with cloud and our bags of heavy rain. noticed this wedge of milder air between those two fronts. a di
and brings rock star appeal. two of the leading lights in opera. but how are they helping to define its future? we also meet a couple of rising stars south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha. she says opera needs greater diversity. and french tenor benjamin bernheim, who welcomes the use of technology, alongside the power of live performance. let me take you to the opera. i m keen to ask juan diego florez and cecilia ba rtoli, two of the most loved and respected stars in opera today, about how they re trying to ensure that opera harnesses the power of innovation to secure its future. operatic singing cecilia bartoli is unique in opera. she s a multi award winning singer, a music scholar, and the first female artistic director of the famous saltzberg whitsun festival in austria, where she s been performing for 30 years. 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
firefighters in south africa say a blaze that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has restarted after previously reporting that the flames had been brought under control. the bbc s southern africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports. 24 2a hours after a blaze tour through south africa s parliament, firefighters are still putting out hot spots. the damages are to be extensive. the roof of the national assembly, which is the main debating chamber, collapsed and the room was gutted. a team of experts is combing through the scene. we can combing through the scene. - can confirm that one of the biggest losses the people of south africa have suffered in this fire is the complete of the national assembly chamber, the national assembly chamber, the national assembly and joint seedings of the two houses. the national assembly and the national provinces. historic artefacts national provinces. historic artefacts survived - national provinces. historic artefacts s
scotland through the course of the night and the early hours of the morning as well. central and southern scotland. you can see the winds coming in from the north which is a sign of the colder air. in the south it is still a southwesterly sew across england and wales in a mild day but not quite so mild for scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news the headlines: face masks are to be required to be worn by secondary school pupils in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears that a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. minsiters say there s nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. the widespread use of testing is an illustration of the fact that the british public are taking sensible steps to keep themselves safe, to keep their friends and family safe. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civ