Time: Sunday 26 February at 11:00
Venue: Drama Theatre, SA State Theatre, Pretoria
Tickets: R80 (general admission) and R60 for pensioners – unreserved seating.
Bookings: At Computicket
Parking: R13 per vehicle
Enquiries: 012 322 7944
During this concert patrons will be introduced to seven of the eight BTE VO1SS Artists and ten trainees from VO1SS Academy previously known as the Incubator Scheme. Unfortunately the soprano Brenda Thulo will not be able to participate at this concert as she is in Cape Town preparing for The Fairy-Queen, by Henry Purcell, production. This concert is the first of four Sunday Morning Concerts in the 2012 series.
The programme will include arias, duets and trios from Don Giovanni, Faust, Don Pasquale, La Traviata, Le Nozze di Figaro, Tannhäuser and new repertoire promising to mesmerize the audience. The seven BTE VO1SS artists are: Caroline Modiba (soprano), Caroline Nkwe (soprano), Bongani Makhanya (tenor), Khotso Tšekeletsa (tenor), Phenye Modiane (tenor), Dikgang Mantoro (baritone) and Christopher Vale (baritone). Susan Steenkamp-Swanepoel, Music manager of BTE VO1SS will accompany the singers.
The programme, among others, includes:
Ah! Fors’e lui … Sempre libera from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Caroline Modiba and Phenye Modiane
Ah! Mes amis from La fille du régiment by Gaetano Donizetti, Khotso Tšekeletsa
Torna mia dir from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti, Caroline Nkwe and Khotso Tšekeletsa
O, du mein holdes abendstern from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner Christopher Vale
Anges purs! from Faust by Charles Gounod, Caroline Nkwe, Phenye Modiane and Dikgang Mantoro
When the Saints traditional spiritual song arranged by John Rutter
The tickets prices of R 80 (general admission) and R 60 (pensioners) are specifically kept at affordable level to encourage opera lovers to attend and to further audience development. Programmes are available at R5 per programme. There is safe and secure parking available at the SA State Theatre at R13 per vehicle with direct access into the auditorium. Bookings are open at Computicket.
This is Sunday morning entertainment at its best and patrons can enjoy homemade cakes, coffee, tea and cold drinks before and after the hour-long concert.