Photos: Opera in a Convent Garden 8 Feb 2015Albert Combrink2015-02-09T09:56:04+02:00
[read more…]Photos: Opera in a Convent Garden 2015 – Final Rehearsal
Albert Combrink2015-02-07T14:33:55+02:00Our final rehearsal for “opera in a Convent Garden” which also featured us hosting a group of learners from “Ilkamva Youth”, a Khayelitsha-based educational outreach organisation.
[read more…]Opera in a Convent Garden 2015
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Noluvuyiso Mpofu (Soprano)
Noluvuyiso Mpofu (23) was born in Port Elizabeth and became interested in opera while at high school. Graduating with a PGDiploma in 2013, she is entering her 2nd year as postgraduate student at UCT’s South African College of Music, studying with Patrick Tikolo and Kamal Khan. Noluvuyiso participated as a chorus member in the UCT/Cape Town Opera collaborations L’elisir d’amore,Cunning Little Vixen, Le nozze di Figaro, Ilviaggio a Reims, La bohème and Die Entführung [read more…]
Photos: Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle 15 June 2014
Albert Combrink2014-06-16T10:22:09+02:00Petite Messe Solennelle” by Rossini
Sunday, 15 June 2014, at 5.00pm
St. John’s Church, St. John’s Road, Wynberg
Conducted by Alexander Fokkens
Pianist – Albert Combrink
Organist – Erik Dippennaar
Bass – Martin Mkhize
Tenor – Willem Bester
Mezzo-Soprano – Bongiwe Nakani
Soprano – Nomsa Mpofu
The Symphony Choir of Cape Town
An unusual work for Choir, Soloists, Two Pianos and Harmonium, was first first performed at the dedication (14 March 1864) of [read more…]