Excitement is mounting for the opening of Cape Town Opera’s lavish production of Verdi’s grand Opera Aida on Friday 23 May. In fact, by all accounts, the entire run is very nearly sold out. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is Magdalene Minnaar who is directing the opera and who has chosen an intriguing African Futuristic approach.
People of Note, Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP.
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People of Note - Wouter Kellerman
On People of Note this week Mike Mills stands in for Rodney Trudgeon, and Mike's guest is three time Grammy award winning flautist Wouter Kellerman. People of Note is on Sunday at 6 pm with a repeat on Thursday at 12 noon. Brought to you by Pieter Toerien Productions
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People of Note - Amy Campbell
Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay will be the venue for an exciting and vibrant new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s evergreen musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. It is being presented by Lamta and has an all-star, young and enthusiastic cast. The musical director for the show is award-winning Amy Campbell and Rodney Trudgeon invited her into the People f Note studio to talk about what sounds like a thrilling production as well as about her own life as a jazz vocalist, pianist, vocal coach and actress.
People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP.
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People of Note - Brenda Rein
Cape Town opera is presenting one of the grandest operas in the repertoire, Verdi’s AIDA. It opens on the 23rd May directed by Magdalene Minnaar who will unveiling bold African Futurism reimagining of the opera. Part of the huge team putting the opera together is BRENDA REIN who is in Cape Town as opera coach for the production. On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon spoke to Brenda about her unique role and about her distinguished career in Vienna with people like Deon van der Walt and Johann Botha.
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People of Note - Pieter Bezuidenhout
Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is a multi-award winning composer, choir conductor, instrumentalist and producer whose musical voice has come to be recognizable as truly innovative and unique.
Pieter Bezuidenhout is also the creative director at a South African base production company, Vektor Productions and he is the conductor of 5 choral ensembles across Tshwane. He is commited to developing the South African choral genre and has premierd more than 70 new works by South African Composers.
Pieter Bezuidenhout on People of Note this week. Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PtP
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PIETER TOERIEN PRODUCTIONS. People of Note is broadcast on Sunday evening at 6 pm on Fine Music Radio with a repeat on Thusday afternoon at 1 pm, presented by Rodney Trudgeon.
Says Rodney: “There are a number of fascinating people who pass through Cape Town and I’ve always felt there to be a need for a programme that allows an in-depth discussion with these personalities. Whether their fields are music, literature, theatre, dance, opera or even politics and economics, we’ll invite them into the studio to talk about their lives, inspirations and role models, among other things.
“Rather like the famous BBC programme, Desert Island Discs, I’ll ask my guests to bring with them their six or seven favourite pieces of music to share with us.”
Among the long list of guests on the programme so far have been people such as Rhoda Kadalie, Lord Robin Renwick, Petronel Malan, Pieter Dirk Uys, Ruby Wax, Jonathan Roxmouth, Imam Rashied Omar and many more.
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