Mozambique: ENI Open Day
Fundraising dinner gala
10:13 CAT | 4 April 2018
Fundraising dinner gala
The dinner gala is to raise funds for the rehabilitation of Santo Antonio da Polana church.
Special performance by Stella Mendonça. She studied voice und music history at the «Conservatoire National d’Art Dramatique» in Paris and Lyon, where she earned a “Bachelor in Music History” and “Master of Voice”. She was perfecting her voice with the Maestros Dennis Hall in Berne and Magda Olivero in Barcelona, as well as her interpretation with Grace Bumbry in Salzburg.
She was invited in 1998 to perform at the World Exposition in Lisbon, followed by debuts as Mimì in "La Bohème" (Puccini) in the USA and in South Africa, as Helena in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (Britten), as Bess in "Porgy & Bess" (Gershwin) and as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni) in Switzerland. In 2001/02 she sang the main role in Verdi's Aida in a concert version.
Her late Maestro Dennis Hall appointed her in 2002 to take over his voice school «studio di belcanto» (Technique by Garcia y Lamperti) in Berne.
In the same year, Stella also produced the first opera in the history of Mozambique “Carmen” (Bizet) in which she also was performing the main role as Carmen.
As from 2003, Stella was focussing on recitals with Italian belcanto repertoire and oratorios in the USA, Europe and Africa. In 2007/08 followed a concert tour performing French opera arias in France, Switzerland and Mozambique and „Ein deutsches Requiem“ (Brahms) as well as a guest performance in Baden-Baden in summer 2008.
Stella is fluent in seven languages also works in different cultural projects in Southern Africa, promoting the education of children and young talents while bridging North and South.
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 11 2018 at 18h30
Entrance: 4000 MZN per person and 40000 MZN for a table of 10 seats
Dress code: Formal
Address: Montebelo Indy Village, Rua Dom Sebastiao no. 99, Maputo
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