A South African Arts & Culture Magazine
“Our South African Women’s Arts Festival has grown tremendously over the years and as we commemorate our 21st year – traditionally a year synonymous with entering maturity – we’re happy to be offering a programme which aims to address the…
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Since 2011, Sempre Opera has promoted opera by presenting concerts and full productions. This month and early September, two more full-length operas are staged; Bach’s Coffee Cantata and Mozart’s Bastien&Bastienna. Schweigtstille, plaudertnicht (Be still, stop chattering), BWV 211, also known…
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The hills come alive with classical music for the sixth consecutive year in the picturesque town of Wakkerstroom during the long weekend of 18-21 March 2016. The Wakkerstroom Music Festival is a non-profit organisation which aims to raise funds to…
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ALBINI BINI born11 July 1899 and died 24 March 1998. She was both a pianist and an opera singer. At the age of 11 she began playing at a local cinema earning a monthly salary. She made her debut as…
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Sempre Opera and the Sempre Opera Instrumental Ensemble kick off 2016 on Sunday 28 February at 15:00 with a performance of excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlos and Die Fledermaus by Strauss. The first half of the programme is dedicated…
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ANDRE BRINK born 29 May 1935 died 6 February 2015. He was one of the founders of the Afrikaans literary movement, Die Sestigers (the sixty-ers). His early writings were on apartheid but after 1994 he wrote more on the life…
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On 5 December 2015, 19:00 at the Centurion Theatre, opera lovers may enjoy the full production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera written for Christmas time, Amahl and the Night Visitors. This is a crowdfunded event and can only happen if…
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The board of directors made this announcement to postpone this opera after being forced to make a difficult decision following the financial loss incurred by its previous production, Madama Butterfly, as well as the withdrawal of its sponsor for its…
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An early morning view of this beautiful Snake Vine in full bloom is a wonderful way to start my working day however back to work and the sometimes pleasing and not so pleasing details that one has to face. I welcome all…
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Since 2011, Sempre Opera has promoted opera by presenting concerts and full productions of this art form.This year, Sempre Operapresents another full-length opera, this time in English: Mozart’s very first little opera, Bastien & Bastienna, composed when he was merely…
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