The finalists of the Classical Category of
the Unisa International Voice Competition have been announced.
They are the South African sopranos
Thembinkosi Magagula, Palesa Malieloa and Cecilia Rangwanasha. They will
compete on February 3 at 19h00 in the Z K Matthews Great Hall.
They will perform with the Johannesburg
Festival Orchestra conducted by the Vito Clemente from Italy.
The finalists will each perform a programme
of about 30 minutes consisting of their own selection of arias. Their programmes
include some of the most exquisite music written for voice, such as Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate, Pie Jesu from
Fauré’s Requiem, Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
from Catalani’s La Wally, and Summertime from Porgy and Bess by Gershwin.
The final round of the Jazz Category is
taking place on February 2 at 19h00 in the Z K Matthews Great Hall. Cynthia
Abraham (France), Ellie Bignall (UK) and Tshepo Tshabalala (SA) are the three
jazz vocalists who will perform with a rhythm section consisting of pianist
Melvin Peters, drummer Kevin Gibson and bassist Marc Duby.
The first prize in each category is R200,000,
the second prize is R130,000 and the third prize R80,000. The Prize Giving
Ceremony will take place on Saturday after the final round of the Classical
Category.
Tickets for the final round are sold at
Computicket.
Contact Alet Venter (joubeae@unisa.ac.za or
012 429 3336) for more information.
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