Sidwill Hartman

Sidwill Hartman (1956?-2019). Internationally acclaimed opera singer opera singer.

In many sources, written as Sidwell Hartman.

Biography

At the age of 17 he was introduced to the EOAN Group and later joined the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB) Chorus in 1980. Three years later, after graduating from the UCT Opera School, he was appointed soloist with the CAPAB Opera and thereafter became the first South African to receive a full scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in New York.

Career

In 1992 Professor Hartman launched his international career when he sang the role of Don José in Carmen with the Nantes Opera in France.

At the time of his passing Professor Hartman was acting head of Vocal Studies within the South African College of Music.

Awards

He received numerous awards, including the Nederburg Opera Prize for his rendition of Cavaradossi in Tosca and Radames in Aida. The latter role also won him the FNB Vita Award. Additionally, he twice won the Singer of the Year award from the Friends of Opera in Cape Town.

Sources

'In remembrance: Sidwill Hartman'. 10 May 2019. https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2019-05-10-in-remembrance-death-of-a-colleague

Francisco Salazar. 'Obituary: Sidwell Hartman Dies At 62'. OperaWire. 17 May 2019.

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