AT 1 pm Friday, July 24, the three soloists from Gauteng Opera will present a beautiful lunch hour opera concert at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, corner Sandton Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton.

Khumbuzile Dhlamini (soprano), Phenye Modiane (tenor) and Kagiso Boroko (tenor) will be accompanied by well-known composer and accompanist, Denzil Weale.

Forté will present a beautiful programme of opera arias such as Vainement, ma bien-amée from Le Roi d’Ys, Questa o quella from Rigoletto, Parigi o cara from La Traviata, O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi and not forgetting the all times favourite Neapolitan songs such as Non ti scordar di me, Mattinata and Torna a Surriento. The audience members will also be entertained with a sneak preview of the music of Gauteng Opera’s up-and-coming Cula Mzansi, the opera season with the three short South African operas.

Gauteng Opera is an all-round performing arts and entertainment company focusing on opera related productions, concerts and events. With the slogan “Opera for Everyone”, it aims to expose opera to varied audiences with different opera offerings. Driven by excellence in vocal performance and theatre, Gauteng Opera prides itself in being one of the foremost nurturers of experts and proponents for quality vocal performance and theatre practitioners.

Tickets are R40 at the door from 12.30 pm. No pre-bookings and the seating is unreserved.