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Reaching for the Stars

Zeinab travels to La Scala in Milan, Italy, where most opera singers dream of performing. It has the largest academy in the world attached to a theatre and trains hundreds of young people from countries worldwide every year in all aspects of theatre craft and opera singing. There, she goes behind the scenes to follow four young singers: from Europe, Asia and Latin America as they are put through their paces. She hears the views of their teachers, such as acclaimed former mezzo-soprano Luciana D'Intino and one of the world's leading vocal coaches, Vincenzo Scalera. Zeinab also meets a graduate of the academy, Egyptian-born soprano Fatma Said, who says being there transformed her life.

English
  • Originally Aired June 18, 2022
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC News
  • Created June 22, 2022 by
    richdruitt
  • Modified June 22, 2022 by
    richdruitt