LWAZI GETS BURSARY IN SOUTH AFRICA

MBABANE- The sky is the limit.

Eswatini-born internationally acclaimed opera singer Lwazi Dlamini, has been accepted to the Cape Town Opera’s Young Artists Programme (YAP) for the year 2021/22 Bursary. YAP is a programme that grooms young artists for the professional world, providing them with more performing experience and sharpening their   skills into perfection. It also provides international tours, productions, concerts as well as coachings.  Dlamini said he got the post through auditions that were announced last year. He is part of the three that were given the opportunity to be part of the programme.

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“It was last year when they had announced on social media that they’ll be having video clip auditions for the first stage of the application process, which meant that if your video fitted their recommended criteria, they’ll then call you for a live auditions which was where I shined and only three of us were accepted,” he said. Dlamini also encouraged other upcoming opera singers to focus on growing their craft and be open for any opportunity. “My plan is to keep on studying music, performing and learning from the best in Europe where the Opera world exists. I would also like to come back home after my search for knowledge and happiness and give back to my community which is my end goal,” he added.  It is worth noting that the post will be one of Dlamini’s achievements as he has also been to Berlin Opera Academy for the opera festival in Germany.

ABOUT CAPE TOWN OPERA

As Africa’s premier opera company and South Africa’s largest permanent non-profit performing arts organisation, CTO provides permanent employment to young singers, opera practitioners, instructors and administrators. In addition, annually the company issues an average of 200 ad hoc contracts to artists ranging from choreographers, musicians, directors, conductors, designers and technicians. Alongside the classics, CTO fosters the expression of a national identity through the creation and performance of new SA works such as Mandela Trilogy and Tsotsi. The Musical, based on Athol Fugard’s novel. CTO’s calendar offers an exciting repertoire of opera, operetta and musicals.

The company maintains an energetic touring schedule that includes Porgy and Bess, African Angels, Mandela Trilogy, African Prophetess and Showboat. In this way, the CTO serves as a vibrant cultural ambassador showcasing South Africa’s unique singing talent to the rest of the world. The organisation provides unmatched skills development and hands on training to young artists from across the country. CTO’s Youth Development and Education department provides valuable musical training, free of charge, to more than 2 000 learners in rural and township communities each year.

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