(November 24th 2016) South Africa celebrates Italian operatic music with two concerts entitled “Italian Opera Evening”. The first event – Friday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg – is organized by Italian Institute of Culture in Pretoria, in collaboration with General Consulate of Italy in Johannesburg and by Dante Alighieri Society of Pietermaritzburg. On Saturday, December 3rd at 6:30 p.m., there will be an event at Italian Club of Durban (the event is organized with the collaboration of Dante Alighieri Society in Durban). The concerts (accompanied by Italian food tasting), will be attended by internationally renowned opera singers: Bongiwe Madlala, famous South African soprano, Khumbuzile Dhlamini, soprano who has performed on many international stages and Lucky Sibande, founding member of “Afrotenors” group. The artists will be accompanied by pianist Andrew Warburton. (Red)
