The lyrical voices of Africa: Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées
About the Event
The Great Black Opera Voices from Africa, the United States and France, meet tonight for an exciting and engaging programme mixing great opera classics, traditional and sacred works from the African repertoire and, as a preview, excerpts from the new historic opera by Africa Lyric's Opera.
Works by Gershwin, Verdi, Mozart, Bellini, Purcell, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet, Donizetti, Rossini, Wagner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and more.
Africa Lyric's Opera returns to the Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées for an exceptional charity evening, given jointly for the benefit of young lyrical artists of diversity, the construction of a music conservatory in Cameroon and the training of women in Africa in the field of high‐tech, one of the flagship programmes of Women Of Africa, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Cast / Production
Leïla Brédent | soprano
Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya | soprano
Lydie Pace | soprano
Kimmy Skota | soprano
Denyce Graves | mezzo‐soprano
Lawrence Brownlee | tenor
Patrick Kabongo | tenor
Blaise Malaba | bass
Orchestre de la Garde républicaine
Sébastien Billard | direction
Chœur de l’Armée française
