Opera gala
International singers & students bings tribute to eminent South African singer and pedagogue at an Opera Gala Concert
30 August 2015
Odeion
15:30
Admission: FREE (no booking required)
On Sunday afternoon the 30th of August 2015 at 15:30, the Odeion School of Music (OSM) will present a gala concert in honour of eminent South African opera singer and pedagogue, Peet van Heerden.
On this recital former students and currents students will perform an exciting and wide-ranging program encompassing opera arias by Händel, Mozart, Verdi, Bizet, Catalani and Donizetti, to name but a few. All singers will collaborate on stage for the final act, reciting the evergreen Dui-du ensemble from “Die Fledermaus” (Johann Strauss). OSM accompanists, Lesley-Ann Mathews and Cézarre Strydom will partner with the singers during the concert.
For more information contact Ninette Pretorius at tel. +27(0)51 401 2504 / pretoriusn@ufs.ac.za