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4 unusual facts about Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi


KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra

In April 2011, the orchestra played the world premiere of Bongani Ndodana-Breen's opera Winnie the Opera at the State Theatre, Pretoria, with soprano Tsakane Maswanganyi in the title role of Winnie Mandela.

Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi

Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi (born 14 February 1979, Soweto) is a South African classical soprano who has an active international performance career.

She first came to public notice as a member of the world-famous opera band Amici Forever.

She portrayed the title role in a student production of Emmerich Kálmán's Gräfin Mariza during her first year in the program.



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