Francesca Chiejina: Opera saved my life | BBC Global

For Nigerian-American soprano Francesca Chiejina, the stage became a place to feel everything she was taught to hold back. Growing up, faith meant restraint and reflection. Opera offered the opposite, intensity, vulnerability, a kind of public release she calls a 'controlled scream'.  Now, she walks a fine line between letting go and holding it together, because, as she puts it, 'you can't bleed on stage every single time'. Watch the full episode of Arts in Motion in partnership with Rolex on BBC News Channel and BBC.com. Subscribe to BBC Global: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbc_global?sub_confirmation=1 #BBC #Culture #ArtsInMotion #Opera #Soprano