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- opera singer, actor, carver
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2021-06-30 07:33:47
We have come a long way: Pegasus Opera presents Mami Wiata at Royal Opera House
As part of the Royal Opera House's Engender Festival, Pegasus Opera is presenting Mami Wiata at the Linbury Theatre on 16 and 17 July 2021. Conceived by soprano Alison Buchanan, artistic director of Pegasus Opera, Mami Wiata is a celebration of trailblazing, diverse women in opera with music by Bushra El-Turk, Errollyn Wallen, Nkeiru Okoye, Lettie Beckon Alston (1953-2014), Margaret Bonds (1913-1972), Dorothy Rudd Moore and Nahla Mattar, performed by Alison Buchanan, April Koyejo-Audiger, Simone Ibbett-Brown, Camille Maalawy and dancer choreographer Monique Jonas, directed by TD Moyo. Mami Wata, the inspiration behind the concert, is the earliest black mermaid found in widespread creation myths across Africa. Alison Buchanan comments, "Mami Wiata ... brings together female artists to celebrate the vocal works of diverse female composers. It is an introduction to a rich, varied, yet often unheard body of work. It reflects the huge shift in consciousness when it comes to […]
2018-05-05 21:56:03
ENZSO, the groundbreaking musical event in which the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performed hits by the Kiwi supergroup with a host of local pop stars, has been recreated to celebrate its 21st birthday. Keyboardist Eddie Rayner has put together ENZO, a new take on the 1996 musical event, featuring an "Enzemble" of him and three other Split Enz members plus 10 classical musicians, with singers Rima Te Wiata, Rikki Morris and Phil Madsen.
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