Aviva Pelham
Aviva Pelham (1948-). Actor, singer, director.
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Biography
From Aviva's website: "Born into an extremely musical family in Zimbabwe, her home was filled with music and every member of the family sang. In addition to Opera, Teaching and Performing qualifications, she obtained a Master's Degree from University of Cape Town. Since making her debut in the role of Norina from Don Pasquale she performed extensively on local and international stages, television and radio. She has worked with numerous illustrious conductors including Janos Furst, Piero Gamba, Hubert Sudant, Victor Yampolsky, Reinhard Schwarz and many others. Aviva occasionally presents programmes on Fine Music Radio and lectures part-time at UCT Opera School."
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Aviva Pelham has performed in opera, musicals, operetta, oratorio and cabaret.
Opera roles include: "Violetta" in La Traviata, or "Rosina" in Barber of Seville, "Musetta" in La Boheme, "Susanna" in Marriage of Figaro, "Gilda" in Rigoletto, "Norina" in Don Pasquale, "Marcellina" in Fidelio, "Adina" in L’Elisir D’Amore, "Zerlina" in Don Giovanni, and "Oscar" in Un Ballo in Maschera.
In addition, she has starred in the leading roles in operettas including Die Fledermaus, La Belle Helene, La Perichole, Night in Venice, The Student Prince, The Great Waltz, "Yum Yum" in The Mikado and The Merry Widow.
She has also starred countless musicals such as My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate, Into the Woods (Witch) and Kismet notching up over two thousand performances and delighting audiences all over the world.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Aviva Pelham Home Page [www.avivapelham.co.za].
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