South Africans abound in Domingo’s next Operalia
OperaThe next Operalia, taking place in Capetown from Octover 30, has issued its list of contestants:
Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia
Nicolò Balducci, countertenor, Italy
Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano, USA
Charles Buttigieg, baritone, Malta
Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein, mezzo-soprano, Germany
John Findon, tenor, United Kingdom
Caitlin Gotimer, soprano, USA
Navasard Hakobyan, baritone, Armenia
Eugénie Joneau, mezzo-soprano, France
Maria Kalinina, soprano, Russia
Hovhannes Karapetyan, bass-baritone, Armenia
Taehan Kim, baritone, South Korea
Omer Kobiljak, tenor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oleh Lebedyev, baritone, Ukraine
Maayan Licht , countertenor, Israel
Luvo Maranti, tenor, South Africa
Thando Mjandana, tenor, South Africa
Sakhiwe Mkosana, baritone, South Africa
Siphokazi Molteno, mezzo-soprano, South Africa
Anita Monserrat, mezzo-soprano, United Kingdom
Stephano Park, bass, South Korea
Gabriel Rollinson, baritone, Germany
Julie Roset, soprano, France
Sarah Saturnino, mezzo-soprano , USA
Daniel Schliewa, tenor, Germany
Alexandria Shiner, soprano, USA
Yosif Slavov, baritone, Bulgaria
Libby Sokolowski, soprano, USA
Luke Sutliff, baritone, USA
Elena Villalón, soprano, USA
Alan Williams, bass, USA
Alexandra Yangel, mezzo-soprano , Russia
Nombulelo Yende, soprano, South Africa
Yuliia Zasimova, soprano, Ukraine
Wonder what United Kingdom means, Scotland, England, Wales?
Great to see John Findon on the list. He was a fantastic Prince in Rusalka at Garsington last year.
How easily people forget (or selectively ignore the history surrounding this man).
To quote a certain former president, “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.”
Interesting to note that among those South Africans are Nombulelo Yende and Siphokazi Molteno, both of whom shone in the recent BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
How many are managed by Dominic Domingo?…
Cape Town is two words!