Barbara Hannigan: The Diva Who Can Do It All

The seemingly staid world of conducting has never seen anything quite like Barbara Hannigan.

Paris, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jun, 2018 ) :The seemingly staid world of conducting has never seen anything quite like Barbara Hannigan.

The Canadian singer is not just one of the world's most sought after sopranos, a rare diva who is also a spellbinding actor -- she is also causing a stir as a conductor.

For Hannigan often sings and conducts at the same time.

Videos of her on the podium go viral, and not just because Hannigan looks like "a goddess" -- as critics regularly describe her.

She once conducted and sang Ligeti's demanding "Mysteries of the Macabre" in a black vinyl S&M outfit.

Her debut album as both singer and conductor, "Crazy Girl Crazy", won a Grammy and a clutch of other top awards this year.

Not bad for a girl from a Nova Scotian village whose entire population is less than the workforce of the Paris Opera.

"I did not hear an opera until I was 15 or 16 when there was a company touring in my part of the country," Hannigan told.