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tensions run high at the kosovo serbia border inflamed by a nato troop crackdown on serb barricades. from humble beginnings in russia's town of becoming one of the most recognizable recognizable figures in the world of opera i don't read coast spoke with r.t. in new york ahead of the opening season at the metropolitan opera about her career charity and future plans. archie sitting down with the world renowned opera star and in the truck go on to thank you so much for joining us today. i want to start off by saying congratulations on the extremely successful opening of the metropolitan opera season as the premier of. now it's been a decade since your job you're on the stage how does it feel to be back in such a dramatic role in one of the most famous stages in the world i am not thinking of all that i'm thinking about music in the vault what i have to perform but the key

to the behind it's past it's gone. to they've different time with different for all of you've studied. character historic character and detail as far as i know before taking on this role what was it really got attracted you to her while she was a strong woman she was attractive woman i guess it was something called her which a part of the people which make somebody change the really good divorce. i think she was incredible woman that's why i really like her besides of course. it's one of the most beautiful. oprah she's clearly also a very dramatic and passionate woman how do you gather energy really to go out on stage and perform with such vigor well this is something you how do you don't have . passion energy some people have it some don't you have certainly one over the hearts of millions of people all over the world do you sometimes get nervous before

walking out on stage or i am getting nervous because. each performance it's a live performance singing without the microphone so. anything can happen there are usually good rules. staff and you have to be able to crawl through the whole evening. quite a good level. i think good to go on the stage in front of the thousands of people sometimes it's a million seafoods life and information lives even more scary and now we get nervous that's normal and you have the leading cast in this in this are all russians which is certainly a major source of pride for russians back at home and is it for you actually have three russians in the opening night of the american in italian opera. almost never happened i don't know how you have been. a great means would.

russian think. about it. do you think the west's curiosity towards the russian soul is growing because of you know russia's growing cultural influence throughout the world probably right of course. but now russian artist able to go outside. and see the difference they get experience with the different musicians i think it's a great thing for us not only for the singers but for musicians as well i think that's why the level of the performance art in russia it's really growing really really high traditionally operates really seen as an elite art class appreciated by a more knowledgeable and mature audience. you had during the performance two huge screens in new york with thousands of people gathered to watch including

a very large young generation do you think this means that really the younger generations throughout the world is beginning to appreciate opera more these days it would be wonderful if so but i do think what lots of people really interested that oprah this is definitely saw in europe i think here as well and it's great because. even if it's intelligent old fashion art. something very truthful and this is from a zing something very very passionate which is extremely modern and we know that in october. when i was going to be shown in movie theaters all over the world where millions more people will get the opportunity to really experience this do you think that's also a new trend really in the twenty first century that's going to attract much wider audience i think it's a great thing. this high definition and great will do for it's very difficult to do

very difficult organize but. i think. now with all the twelve cameras around with a mazing sound really can bring to the wider audience in the good level even if i think what it's not easy to put it on the screen do you think it gets in the way of really sending the message across as strongly as. real life audience i think the operates not for close up i think it has to be. but but there is some performance which. emotional moments which only come around in big screen can capture. this moment when you really can fall in love with opera because they are amazingly very truthful so you certainly have a very wide range of roles that you perform is there one lady that still your dream

that kind of you keep to yourself that you so wish to achieve that you think about in the years to come i'm always trying to learn something new or do i see. the live get boring. now of course there is a lot of new coming interesting wrong and. one is going to be in a few years here in my debut in. russian and they're actually looking forward to this beautiful role they're extremely famous opera. a lot of work and preparation for me now you're the first opera singer ever to be put on time magazine's most influential people this year called the genius of the twenty first century this media frenzy surrounding your personality do you feel does it make you feel more responsible or do you feel like sometimes it gets in the way of you concentrating on your art no it's not getting my concentration if it's makes me

feel more responsible. but even with all this. beautiful things in press which happening thank you very much even with all that. extremely confident three artist just for me for myself because i like to do what i do in the best way you said in previous interviews that some opera singer is really through in their careers for getting some superstitions get into their head can you give us sort of a sneak peek into the backstage see and what are some of those i was curious well the human brain it's a very complicated thing and. the brain a little bit of finger is. i know all really what a lot of single screw the career or just because something good please there went wrong i mean i think you have to be able to abstract the rest of the world

from what you have to do at this exact moment and be ok no fly curve. complex is free. during you. and for that you have to be quite strong and you also you were born and cross and are sore she's hosting the olympic games and twenty four hour we should we expect to see you there yes i am going to be there i don't know if watching sports probably only on t.v. but i'm going to be there. opening closing ceremony i definitely going to you're there which of the stages really do you prefer is it do you prefer to go back home or maybe it's something else but i think the wonderful thing about our profession always changing the places in the stadium and this is great i mean you spend two months in one thing. you do a great performances and after these three it's great it's now it's time to leave and to golf or where else and it doesn't matter which city which. is the stage and

i move before we do freeman tense a key with the same power. and i love love to do so where do you find the energy because everybody obviously always talks about you're such a beautiful woman you have a family you have this incredible career people wonder how do you do it i don't all i just i know what i have to do that if there is now the time when i really have to work there will be the time when i will be resting can you imagine your life as anything else but star the person who will never see and will go from playing i will find what i am very personal faction now i wanted to ask you i've read that you are one of your hobbies is watching movies and you had appearances in film do you maybe have plans to take your career further go to hollywood take it back take it to the big screen i don't like it i like to watch movies but i would never

switch my career i love to do with. something extra you don't think you would do maybe a role in a movie complainingly just to play normally it's all be all about something what i'm doing about opera you probably. i know you're the honorary director of the russian children's welfare society and a global ambassador for an austrian based international children's charity what brings you to this cause really why why children's rights and we've course understand it's important but. why specifically this cause and what do you think really are the most important steps for the international community to be taking in supporting children's causes. probably to have a lot of what you need. to really use it in good purposes it from portland thing and there in the quiet of i'm good. i have a lot of challenging projects. we me and my husband we opened

a foundation in europe. and to we the and we're going to do a lot of wonderful projects i think it's extremely important thank you very much for your time with us today. very first verses of the bible that all human beings are created but suddenly located in god's image and it doesn't say just jews or god just. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier in the occupied territories was to do with the doing what we call making our presence felt to go out should some bozo they hear a knock on some doors from the other corner and they don't know the house religion and nationalism not just judaism have been a part of the problem they've been part of what leads to. bloodshed

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ramon kosar of joins us now with all the latest from the world of sports where isn't it st petersburg finally bring some joy to russian football fans in the champions league that's right matt the russian champions have increased their chances of qualifying for the next stage moving up to second place in their group a good details in a second so stick around. alone welcome to the sport an artsy come and see a live from moscow with me remount cos for our top stories. the more. imports all in st petersburg to earn their first points of this year's champions league campaign. are ready to rumble the countdown continues for the biggest boxing clash of the russian year the country's great cruiserweight hope denise's that if verses a ring legend james toney. trying to switch catch up with the

russian rugby player calls friend who despite having a stormy world cup now finds himself seeking a new club. let's start with football where it's been a night to remember for zinni to the st petersburg side beating portuguese dog sports old to claim their first points of this champions league campaign in the first half and one one after portholes james rodriguez and remonstrance all had changed goals within the opening twenty minutes but the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors who are here for see they received his marching orders for a second yellow pages sure rocco again and man of the match netting for a three one win. and here are the results of the night seven other games in his group g. the cypriot side now in after a draw in ukraine against shocks are in group h. the reigning champions barcelona destroyed lots over in belarus and now sits even on four points with milan who defeated their big defeats on schools then from the

czech republic chelsea are now on top of group after a home brought against violence while blackburn there are clues in our now second following victory over again from belgium and finally a group of arsenal defeats the great champions olympiakos to climb up to second well while bar say. are now to four to after their latest win over dortmund. to more russian representatives are on continental d.c. on thursday evening in the europa league rubin host pollock while looking at seed meets under left exactly a decade after the railway men thrashed the diligence five one in the champions league now both sides answer the game as group leaders after claiming opening round victories a fortnight ago the russians now being all three points after recovering from a goal down against the storm to win two one thanks to victor of being dimitris to chaw for looking with even frightening form of late all round josie cole's there was charges now on beats and in their past fourteen games while the belgian the

belgians made light work of afghans thrashing the greets for one in under left. big time for russian boxing fans coming soon as the country's top cruiserweights denise lives if it's preparing to take on one of the sport's most decorated athletes james lights out sony in moscow the balance is scheduled for november the fourth although the fighters have already come face to face robert vaughn young has more. i'm a russian how you guys do here russia. indeed russian books and plans must be heading and great time one of the musubi great fires in the history of the sports teams light so too many warming the skill before preparing to show his stones on the fourth member the ninety minutes russia still cruiserweight.

to me full in the footsteps of another most imagines lloyd jones jr a facelift lost me and was knocked out in the final round of the bout to east with three now a gold silver state aged man defending him quite as much as his james plays are two different stories. and james toney roy jones was a genius probably was the best found about the nature of boxing but his star was very much dependent on the street and this is nobody can say about james kelly james toney's defense nation unique and others flexibility in the far east just of a sort of peek a boo if our study shows it's not exactly peekaboo is james toney version of peekaboo or whatever it is yes but he hardly misses any punches flat on the face

that's absolutely unique it's close to do fine tuned limited skills. and for his next one as well he looks in hall of famer claims to missions he's going to be even harder to completion as near but sure he's bigger he's never been. he's still a very good chin and past experience with over eighty professional fights speak for themselves in the ring like the back of his hand. it's hard to break it but it's. going to do for you these eleven years younger. than his claim seventeen now that he's twenty two means. the russians his last just one controversial split decision in. how close december when his mind is firmly focused only upcoming. i'm sure we're all trying to win and

we'll see who's going to turn the lights out on the fourth. was a new james to me is worked hard to respect and here is hoping is rumble with is going to make it in the member to remember. archie. the man widely regarded as the soviet union the greatest ever basketball player is now in stable condition after suffering a heart attack. playing the game in his lithuanian hometown of calmness. cardiac arrest the star setter who played half a dozen seasons with the portland trail blazers in the n.b.a.

is expected to remain in the hospital for at least a week the eighth time european player all the year played in his home country for shall get this throughout the entire eighty's before going on further successes with real madrid and portland forty six year old a three time olympic medalist was inducted into the n.b.a. hall of playing. tennis where maria sharapova quest for a second pan pacific open crown in three. yours has stepped up a notch the russian book in her quarterfinal spots with a hard fought win over. its side first set would have to be decided by cyber a german here just stayed well in the reckoning before hitting her third second following a similar pattern with sharapova rounding back required three examine the save beer in days explores invention it's having taken the match and serves seven six seven six the final score. another couple of russians in the last eight as well

world number four verizon is one of them for taking care of checked if that's a nest of in some style six one six two one shouted in the shop. one at all by now means compassionate maria kirilenko who herself notched the notable scalpel for an advantage on a six three six one scoreline the beaten serb suffering a sore back midway through the encounter muscovite securing calls last w.c. success was back in two thousand two thousand and eight in south korea. and the biggest shock of the competition also occurred on wednesday world number one carrying those three sets like this though didn't commit to adding to her growing list of accomplishments by overcoming the st seven five one six six four. now the countdown continues to russia's final match of the rugby world cup when they take on a straight out in nelson on saturday our correspondent richard one hundred feet

caught up with one player who is certainly off his reputation in new zealand's constantine despite that the fly half now finds himself without a club. constantin rushkoff has been on the move for most of his life born in kazakhstan he would move to rush hour in his early teens to continue his rugby development before departing for france after the turn of the millennium he took up the sport of the age of twelve however things could have been very different for the thirty two year old had taken different career path as he used to be vigilant because like tennis number one. tennis time goes by the champions league getting younger and younger the money in tennis is out of this world in comparison to rugby world but i have never regretted my decision. constantine has been playing for the last decade in france i once played with a fellow a russian veteran of however over the last couple of years as

a member of a trade team which included one of world rugby his most famous ever players. i was very lucky to end up at the same club was. very lucky that he decided. to write joint. injuries and health problems. to completed a professional level but unfortunately i don't think he will ever return to the beach. and he's one of the nicest guys to meet. constantine had been enjoying his first ever world cup up until he received some very bad news a couple of days ago he was released from our save train as the french club ran into financial difficulties i decision which came as a massive shock to him i'm not looking for a new team to play for preferably in europe. i definitely want to keep on playing

them studying for a degree of the moment. but i was led to find you and have no intention of hanging up my boots for at least the next three years it's a tough time of the moment for concern. teen is one of the more respected members of the russian squads after being constantly moving from one place to the nakes since his early teens and thirty two year old would like nothing more and see how the remained of his playing career in europe and a good display against australia would certainly help him to put himself in the shop window for potential suitors richard pombo for a daunting year old to new zealand. more sport in a couple of hours.