2024 FoCTO Bursary Competition Finals

Описание: FoCTO Bursary Competition Finals
Baxter Concert Hall
19 March 2024

Friends of Opera in Cape Town


It is with great pleasure that FoCTO is able to showcase some of the amazing talent we have here at Opera UCT. This bursary was established in 2018, under the leadership of the late George Stevens.

We continue to fund talented students to pursue an education at Opera UCT, under the leadership of Prof Jeremy Silver. FoCTO has supported many students from the school for various programmes, here and overseas. It is our mission to invest and support our young singers and we hope you enjoy the talent on display tonight.

In 2024, we have a new prize being offered as part of the FoCTO Bursary Competition called the “Music of Note” Prize which will be awarded to a singer who is not necessarily one of the finalists, but who shows immense promise at an earlier stage of their journey.

Should you be inspired to be part of our ongoing philanthropic mission, please contact us at [email protected]

Gloria Kaminski
Chairperson FoCTO


ADJUDICATORS

Gloria Kaminski
Chairperson of the FoCTO Committee

Christine Crouse
Projects Manager, Opera UCT

Jeremy Silver
Director Opera UCT & Pianist

Janel Speelman-van Rooyen
Vocal lecturer, Stellenbosch University

Leslie Petrik
Member of the FoCTO Committee

Nontobeko Bhengu, soprano
[Assoc Prof Patrick Tikolo]


E Susanna non vien!... Dove sono i bei momenti from Le Nozze di Figaro - W. A. Mozart
(1756-1791)


Chi il bel sogno di Doretta from La Rondine - G. Puccini
(1858-1924)


Mkhanyiseli Dyantyi, tenor
[Sipho Fubesi]


Che gelida manina from La bohème - G. Puccini
(1858-1924)


Vainement ma bien aimée from Le roi D’ys - É. Lalo
(1823-1892)


Molly Dzangare, soprano
[Assoc Prof Patrick Tikolo]


Je Veux Vivre Waltz aria from Roméo et Juliette - C. Gounod
(1818-1893)


Qui la voce sua soave...Vien, diletto from I Puritani - V. Bellini
(1801-1835)


Zizipho Funzo, soprano
[Paulina Malefane]


Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante from Carmen - G. Bizet
(1838-1875)


Ah, non credea mirarti…Ah, non giunge from La Sonnambula - V. Bellini
(1801-1835)


Dumisa Masoka, tenor
[Sipho Fubesi]

Ecco, ridente in cielo from The Barber of Seville - G. Rossini
(1792-1868)



Povero Ernesto… cerchero lontana terra from Don Pasquale - G. Donizetti
(1797-1848)


Karabo Rabaloi, soprano
[Violina Anguelov-Hobbs]


Adieu, notre petite table from Manon - J. Massenet
(1842-1912)


Come scoglio from Così fan Tutte - W. A. Mozart
(1756-1791)


Nica Reinke, mezzo soprano
[Violina Anguelov-Hobbs]


En vain pour éviter from Carmen - G. Bizet
(1838-1875)


Cruda Sorte! ...Già So Per Pratica from L’ Italiana in Algeri - G. Rossini
(1792-1868)


Vuyisa Xipu, tenor
[Paulina Malefane]


Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön from The Magic Flute - W. A. Mozart
(1756-1791)


Si, ritrovarla io giuro from La Cenerentola - G. Rossini
(1792-1868)


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While the Adjudicators deliberate, we invite you to listen to the
2024 winner of the Music of Note Prize

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Sisa Mjekula, baritone
[Sipho Fubesi]

Arm, arm ye brave from Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 - G. F. Handel
(1685-1759)