Bravo Opera Africa and Ziyankomo the Forbidden Fruit opened

at the Johannesburg Theatre

“SA Opera Fit for international stage – This is the kind of production you would have wished the whole world could experience, and, if not, at least everyone in South Africa. This staging in two parts – the world premiere of Ziyankomo and the Forbidden Fruit, a newly commissioned opera by Phelelani Mnomiya and Themba Mnsimang, and the eight-part operatic bouquet, Bravo Opera Africa celebrating the company’s 18th birthday – is a brilliant showcase of our post-apartheid, first generation opera singers. All of them are riding the crest of their individual artistic waves.”

~Paul Boekkooi, The Star, 14 March 2012

If you have not yet seen the production, Bravo Opera Africa and Ziyankomo the Forbidden Fruit, be sure to book your tickets for the Joburg Theatre run.

FOR JOBURG THEATRE BOOKINGS

DATES: 23, 25, 29 and 31 March 2012

www.joburgtheatre.co.za

CALL 0861670670

*The Cast:

King Mpande: Fikile Mvinjelwa

Ziyankomo: Given Nkosi

Cetshwayo: Esewu Nobela

Makhosini: Aubrey Lodewyk

*(They are all soloists in Bravo Opera Africa)

The Creative Team:

Artistic Director: Hein de Villiers

Conductor: Timothy Myers

Directors: Themi Venturas (Ziyankomo) and Angelo Gobbato (Bravo Opera Africa)

Repetiteurs: Paul Ferreira and Wilson Southerland

The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra