The Playhouse Company’s ‘10 South African Sopranos’ concert drew a capacity house on Sunday, March 26. The Durban audience saluted the aurally magnificent event – a heady mix of opera, maskanda, jazz and narration – with a standing ovation.
A celebration of the rich vocality of our country’s acclaimed lyric stars, the concert presentation was in line with the Company’s commitment – as the founder and producer of its annual South African Women’s Arts Festival – to showcasing the vibrant role women play in our performing arts industry.
Accompanied by members of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, the roster of ‘10 South African Sopranos’ included Sibongile Mngoma, Pumeza Matshikiza, Nozuko Teto, Khumbuzile Dlamini, Siphamandla Moyake, Pumza Mxinwa, Zolina Ngejane, Sasa N. Yende, Brenda Thulo and Khayakazi Madlala.
Photos by Val Adamson
