In addition to the "One Fine Day" track being selected as the World Cup 2002 theme by ITV, British Airways chose another of the tracks, "Lakme H2O", a "stylish re-imagining of the Flower Duet from Lakmé", for a commercial. 4 on the US Billboard Classical Crossover Albums chart. 1 on the UK Classical Chart for eleven weeks, and No. The Opera Babes released their first album, Beyond Imagination in 2002 (ranking No.
Knight explained the group's strategy to BBC News as follows: "e have tried to maintain the classical integrity while making these things more appealing to a wider audience." They became famous for singing "Un bel dì vedremo" ("One fine day we shall see" from the opera Madame Butterfly), the song that ITV used for their World Cup 2002 programmes, at the FA Cup final and at the UEFA Champions League final in Milan. They began busking together in 2001 on London's Covent Garden, where they were first spotted and were signed for their first album by Sony. Both women have performed with the English touring company Opera della Luna and at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival. Knight, whose mother is the opera singer Gillian Knight, wrote for children's television early in her career. England studied at Leeds University and London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The Opera Babes met in Cambridge while performing Mozart's The Magic Flute in a touring opera company.
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