Serge Kakudji
Serge Kakudji (* 1989 in Kolwezi , Democratic Republic of the Congo ) is a Congolese opera singer in ( countertenor ).
Life
Kakudji was already drawn to opera as a young boy, and at the age of seven he sang in a children's choir in Lubumbashi . At the age of only 17 he represented his home country at the first International Festival La Voix in Harare , organized by L'Alliance Française and the AFAA.
In May 2011 he took over Tolomeo in Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the Royal Opera in Versailles . In June 2012 he sang the role of Amore in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at the Teatro Real in Madrid , and in May 2013 the same role at the Opéra National de Montpellier .
On June 10, 2014 he achieved a great personal success at the world premiere of the Coup fatal project, which he helped to create, at the Vienna Burgtheater - as part of the Wiener Festwochen - and there were standing ovations . With baroque music , Kakudji wanted to bring charges against the disturbance of the peace in my country and denounce the rape of women and the violence against children.
Awards
- 2001 Prix du concours de l'Alliance Franco-congolaise
- 2007 Prix du Festival Nzénzé Ngoma ya Kwetu
- 2008 Prix Jacques Dôme
- 2016 Secondo Premio - Concorso di Canto Lirico Ravello
Web links
- Serge Kakudji , website
- Serge Kakudji in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Serge Kakudji at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- La compassion selon Platel , in: La Libre Belgique , September 16, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ Wiener Festwochen : Conversation with Paul Kerstens, Serge Kakudji and Alain Platel , program booklet for Coup fatal, June 10, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kakudji, Serge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese opera singer (countertenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kolwezi , Democratic Republic of the Congo |