If you too are feeling dampened by the overwhelming number of times the word loadshedding has been mentioned since the start of this month, allow us at Cape {town} Etc to lift your spirits up with news from Brittany Smith – someone whose future is looking quite bright.
According to Broadway Worldwide, Cape Town’s 28-year-old Opera soprano will be heading off to Bel Canto Boot Camp (BCBC) in New York, the City that Never Sleeps right after the season of Le Nozze di Figaro ends at the Roodepoort Theatre in Johannesburg on 15 July.
Smith was introduced to classical music during her high school career at Rhenish Girls High. In 2011 she watched a Cape Town Opera production of George Bizet’s Carmen and her love for opera bloomed.
In an exclusive interview with EWN, She explains that in watching the performance she became entranced not only by the sheer volume and intensity of their voices but also enjoyment she could sense from the performers’ engagement with the crowd.
Since then she obtained her music degree in Opera Studies from the University of Cape Town, joined the Cape Town Opera, and her career as a soprano has been flourishing since.
Amidst the national lockdown, when a sense of despair befell the community, she collaborated with cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Wilhelm Lichtenberg and released a song paying tribute to our frontline healthcare workers for their bravery and efforts.
Watch the full music video.
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