Difference between revisions of "Charl-Johan Lingenfelder"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 3: Line 3:
 
Studied Music at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], taking some courses with the Drama Department as well.   
 
Studied Music at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], taking some courses with the Drama Department as well.   
  
Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director, including ''[[Almost the Sound of Music]]'' (for which he also wrote the libretto), ''[[ABBA(toir)]]'', ''[[Hair]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', ''[[Cabaret]]'' (1995),  and ''[[Hairspray]]''.  
+
Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director, including ''[[Almost the Sound of Music]]'' (for which he also wrote the libretto), ''[[ABBA(toir)]]'', ''[[Hair]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', ''[[Cabaret]]'' (1995),  and ''[[Hairspray]]'', [[The Rocky Horror Show]], ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'', ''[[Emotional Creature]]'', ''[[Orpheus in Africa]]''.
  
 
He composed the music for ''[[The Secret Love Life of Ophelia]]'', ''[[Cleopatra]]'', ''[[Cinderella of the Cape Flats]]'', and more than 50 South African plays, television programmes and films.
 
He composed the music for ''[[The Secret Love Life of Ophelia]]'', ''[[Cleopatra]]'', ''[[Cinderella of the Cape Flats]]'', and more than 50 South African plays, television programmes and films.
  
 
As an actor he has twice played the Emcee in ''[[Cabaret]]'' ([[Artscape]], 1995 and [[Fugard Theatre]], 2015)
 
As an actor he has twice played the Emcee in ''[[Cabaret]]'' ([[Artscape]], 1995 and [[Fugard Theatre]], 2015)

Revision as of 10:50, 17 January 2015

(19**-) Composer, musical director and playwright, working in all musical and theatrical genres, from classical to progressive rock, experimental to hip-hop.

Studied Music at the University of Stellenbosch, taking some courses with the Drama Department as well.

Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director, including Almost the Sound of Music (for which he also wrote the libretto), ABBA(toir), Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret (1995), and Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Sunset Boulevard, Emotional Creature, Orpheus in Africa.

He composed the music for The Secret Love Life of Ophelia, Cleopatra, Cinderella of the Cape Flats, and more than 50 South African plays, television programmes and films.

As an actor he has twice played the Emcee in Cabaret (Artscape, 1995 and Fugard Theatre, 2015)