00:01She never believed it was possible as a Romani woman, yet she proved everyone wrong.
00:22Breaking racist stereotypes for Roma and barriers for women.
00:26If I could ask this question for 20 years, I would never wish I would get here.
00:34Many people in Romania know the opera singer Isabella Stanescu.
00:38She became a Romania's gut talent finalist, is regularly featured in the media and performs nationwide.
00:46Our kids are more free to decide.
00:52The kids are more short.
00:55And the fact that I had the courage to offer more than I would offer as a woman from a traditional Roman community,
01:05is quite a big affirmation for me.
01:11Isabella's journey wasn't easy. She was born in a Romani neighborhood on the outskirts of Piatra Neamt, a small town in the mountains of Romania.
01:21She has faced racism from an early age, including from her teachers.
01:25In South Eastern Europe, less than 1% of people from Romani communities attend university.
01:40Despite the odds, Isabella became the first in her family to graduate from university and is currently doing her masters.
01:47She shows one of the hardest paths, opera.
01:51And I was brave to get to that.
02:01Here is the presence of the government in Romania.
02:04To make my own voice to the voice of Numele Auzit,
02:06To make my own voice to the audience.
02:12To make my own noise a bus,
02:16which has never been beaten by anyone in front of me
02:22and which I hope to play with other roms.
02:30Financially, it's a struggle.
02:32She teaches music to finance her studies while performing across Romania.
02:37Isabel's final goal after graduation, performing on the grandest opera stages across the globe.
02:50It's uncomfortable to get out of a place where it has not been released for hundreds of years.
02:58I'm referring to the place of a woman in the Roman community and their role.
03:05It's not an issue to get out of a comfort zone,
03:09it's not an issue to go.
03:14It's not a issue to get out of a place where it is from.
03:17This is how itา finding out of your home is not going to be used to be occupied.
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