Opera tenor dies

Cape Town Opera has postponed its free community concert series following the death of tenor Lula "Mlungiseleli" Nqadini.

Mr Nqadini, 42, died on Wednesday, June 4.

The series was due to take place at the Gugulethu Community Hall, the Woodstock Community Hall, the Pinelands Town Hall, and at the Sarepta Community Hall last Saturday, June 7, at noon, but was postponed until further notice. 

Mr Nqadini joined the Cape Town Opera Chorus as a full-time tenor in March 2015 and featured in all their concert and opera performances, frequently as a soloist.

Mr Nqadini's participation in international and local productions includes Porgy and Bess, Mandela Trilogy, Salome, Der Fliegende Holländer, Carmen, and, more recently Tosca and Lucia di Lammermoor.

In addition, he appeared in numerous choruses' concert performances of African Angels, Grace Notes, Spirituals, Icons, and in oratorios like Mozart Requiem and Handel’s Messiah.

His final two appearances with the chorus were in April this year at the Artscape Foyer Concert Opera On the Go and the Fauré Requiem in Toringkerk, Paarl.

Cape Town Opera’s artistic director, Magdalene Minnaar, said: “Lula's voice and joyful spirit will be greatly missed by the entire company, and our heartfelt condolences go to his family and friends.”