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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Mvinjelwa has sung major roles in operas such as ''[[Fidelio]]'' (2004), ''[[Rigoletto]]'', ''[[Nabucco]]'', ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Faust]]''. | + | Mvinjelwa has sung major roles in operas such as ''[[La Bohème Noir]]'' (1997), ''[[Fidelio]]'' (2004), ''[[Rigoletto]]'', ''[[Nabucco]]'', ''[[Tosca]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'' (2007) and ''[[Faust]]''. |
Mvinjelwa is also an advocate of new and local opera and has sung a number of roles in contemporary opera such as: | Mvinjelwa is also an advocate of new and local opera and has sung a number of roles in contemporary opera such as: | ||
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* the story teller in ''[[Masque]]'' (2005) | * the story teller in ''[[Masque]]'' (2005) | ||
* Mpande in ''[[Ziyankomo and the Forbidden Fruit]]'' (2012) | * Mpande in ''[[Ziyankomo and the Forbidden Fruit]]'' (2012) | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
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| + | He was a recipient of the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Awards]] in 2001. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 17 June 2025
Fikile Mvinjelwa (?-) is an opera singer.
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Biography
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Mvinjelwa has sung major roles in operas such as La Bohème Noir (1997), Fidelio (2004), Rigoletto, Nabucco, Tosca, Macbeth (2007) and Faust.
Mvinjelwa is also an advocate of new and local opera and has sung a number of roles in contemporary opera such as:
- Enoch in Roelof Temmingh’s opera Enoch, Prophet of God (1995)
- Sacred Bones (1997)
- Buchuland (1998)
- Love and Green Onions (2001)
- King Dinuzulu in Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu by Mzilikazi Khumalo (2002)
- the story teller in Masque (2005)
- Mpande in Ziyankomo and the Forbidden Fruit (2012)
Awards
He was a recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artist Awards in 2001.
Sources
Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.
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