SOUTH AFRICA: THREE SOUTH AFRICAN TENORS HOPE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOT STEPS OF "THE THREE TENORS"

Record ID: 175222

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: THREE SOUTH AFRICAN TENORS HOPE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOT STEPS OF "THE THREE TENORS"
  • Date: 9th February 1999
  • Summary: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (REUTERS) (PERFORMANCE CLEARANCES REQUIRED) 1. OPERA SINGERS LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, JOSE CARRERAS AND PLACIDO DOMINGO ARRIVING AT CONCERT/ CLOSE-UP PAVAROTTI SINGING/ WIDE OF THREE TENORS SINGING UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, SOUTH AFRICA (RECENT) (REUTERS) 2. VARIOUS OF OPERA SINGERS EDDIE MOTLHAKOANE, MUSA NKUNA AND MFAN
  • Embargoed: 24th February 1999 12:00
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  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: LVAD1J70UN9PTHFUDICGOWP8MWNT
  • Story Text: Move over Pavarotti - South Africa's three tenors are
    hungry for the big time.

    Having seen the success of three of opera's most
    celebrated singers - Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and
    Placido Domingo - three young South Africans hope to follow
    in their footsteps.

    In the '90s, three of opera's most celebrated singers
    joined forces.Nicknamed the three Tenors - Luciano
    Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo have since
    captivated millions of music lovers worldwide - taking opera
    to new heights of popularity.

    Now, three South Africans are humbly following in the
    footsteps of those opera giants...hoping to one day
    cultivate a world class trio of their own.Eddie
    Motlhakoane, Musa Nkuna and Mfanafuthi Haophe are South
    Africa's very own three Tenors.

    Talent though is no fantasy for these three musical
    maestros, who are quickly creating waves in South African
    music circles.The three twenty-five year-olds are all
    accomplished music students.They started working together
    early last year.

    In their short careers, they've thrilled opera lovers
    with sparkling performances in South Africa's capital of
    Johannesburg.Invited to perform at a fund-raiser late last
    year - whose distinguished guests included South Africa's
    Deputy President Thabo Mbeki - they were once again well
    received.

    Like all opera singers, these three maestros proudly
    trace their musical inspiration to 16th century Italy, the
    birthplace of opera.Opera's distinctly European heritage
    has never deterred them - but has instead has driven them to
    bring opera to an African audience, with hopes to adapt it
    along the way.

    Indeed - their first CD will feature one of their first
    original compositions - written in their native tongue.

    But whether its in Italian or German, Xhosa or Zulu -
    these young men bring the best out of a song - and might one
    day
    challenge those other three tenors for operatic immortality.
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