Voices for the Village

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Saturday night saw the first performance of the Watoto Children's Choir as they begin their 5-week tour of South Africa. They made up the second half the the evening's performance following on from the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and the Drakensberg Boys Choir. Watoto and LIV are holistic care programmes that were initiated as a response to the overwhelming number of orphaned … [Read more...]

Carmen

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It's not often that I attend the opera but since this is probably the world's most popular opera and there were sub-titles, it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. The power and control these people have in their voices is mind boggling. Mind you, the lighting was also mind boggling - dramatic for the stage but a nightmare for the photographer with about 12 stops difference in … [Read more...]