Mandela Trilogy UK

DONALD GORDON THEATRE

Wales Millennium Centre presents

Cape Town Opera:  Mandela Trilogy - A musical tribute to the life of Nelson Mandela

European Première

Stephenson, Campbell & van Dijk

20, 21 JUNE – Wales Millennium Centre, CARDIFF

Following its visit to Wales Millennium Centre in 2009, Cape Town Opera is now set to return to Cardiff with their brand new opera, Mandela Trilogy plus a revival of the much-loved Porgy & Bess.
From prisoner to president, Mandela Trilogy tells the extraordinary life story of Nelson Mandela. Set in three contrasting sections - highlighting Mandela’s traditional upbringing in the Eastern Cape; the turbulent but heady atmosphere of the townships at the onset of Apartheid; and finally Mandela’s long years in prison - the production employs a variety of musical styles, as well as an outstanding cast of over 40 performers, to cast new light on one of the world’s most iconic figures.

Music by Allan Stephenson, Mike Campbell and Péter Louis van Dijk. Written and directed by Michael Williams.

CONDUCTOR & CHORUS MASTER Albert Horne
DIRECTOR Michael Williams
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Matthew Wild
ORCHESTRA Welsh National Opera Orchestra
SET/COSTUME DESIGNER Michael Mitchell
LIGHTING DESIGNER Fahiem Baardien
CHOREOGRAPHY Sibonakaliso Ndaba

CAST:

Whiteman/Judge Derrick Ellis
Praise Singer Tshepo Moagi
Mandela 1 Thato Machona
Mother Siphamandla Yakupa
Chief Xolela Sixaba
Mandela 2 Aubrey Poo
Dolly Gloria Bosman
Evelyn Nozuko Teto
Winnie Philisa Sibeko
Father Hudleston Ralph Lawson
Journalist Mthunzi Mbombela
Prison Warden Anton Luitingh
Guard Niel Roux
Major Swart Glenn Swart
Trialists Lusindiso Dubula, Vuyisile Hlaka, Lukhanyo Moyake, Lindile Kula Jr, Siviwe Stofile,Lubabalo Velebayi, Glenn Swart

Ensemble Nallie Danelle Smuts, Michelle Saldanha, Babongile Manga, Tina Mene, Bukelwa Velem, Ernestine Stuurman, Thandiwe Mesele, Yandiswa Mayeki-Makade, Jacobi de Villiers, Unathi Habe, Jacqueline Manciya, Nonkululeko Nkwinti, Miranda Tini, Nonhlanhla Yende, Siphamandla Yakupa, Anele Tame, Vuyisile Hlaka, Mthunzi Mbombela, Lusindiso Dubula, Lukhanyo Moyake, Khaya Silevu, Andile Tshoni, Thando Mpushe, Lindile Kula (Jr), Lindile Kula (Sr), Mandisinde Mbuyazwe, Owen Metsileng, Paul Madibeng, Lubabalo Velebayi, Nkosana Sitimela, Monde Masimini, Siviwe Stofile,