Siphiwo Ntshebe

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Siphiwo Ntshebe (* 1974 in Port Elizabeth , South Africa ; † May 25, 2010 ibid) was a South African opera singer ( tenor ).

Life

Growing up in New Brighton , a suburb of Port Elizabeth, now part of the metropolitan community of Nelson Mandela Bay , Ntshebe came into contact with classical music and opera through his parents as a young child . Another early influence was his grandfather, who served as a clergyman in the Eastern Cape Province. He had his first appearances as a singer in smaller operas and musical plays that his father wrote for the church of his parish. He began his vocal training as a teenager in the school choir. At 16 he sang for the first time with an opera orchestra in Port Elizabeth, whereupon he received a scholarship to train in the choir of the University of Cape Town . This was followed by scholarships for a Young Artists Program at the Queensland Performing Arts Center in Brisbane, Australia, and in 2004 for postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music in London in the United Kingdom , which he completed in 2007.

Subsequently, Ntshebe appeared as a tenor in the United Kingdom, in other European countries and in South Africa. On the occasion of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa , he was supposed to perform his song Hope at the opening ceremony on June 11, 2010 in the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg . Nelson Mandela was also involved in the recording of the debut solo album of the same name with a spoken message. Ntshebe died of meningitis in his hometown shortly before completion .

Discography

  • 2010: Hope

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography Siphiwo Ntshebes on siphiwo.org (accessed on 27 May 2010)
  2. ↑ Der Standard : Siphiwo Ntshebe died at the age of 34 , May 26, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Ntshebe, Siphiwo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Port Elizabeth , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 2010
Place of death Port Elizabeth , South Africa