There’s a few upcoming surprises in the Olympia Slow Life Presents series, one of them being Slow Life presents Baguette Opera at the Bakery.

Classics on the Cafe Olympia Slow Life stage
Classics on the Cafe Olympia Slow Life stage

Singer Reuben Mbonambi’s voice can be heard in the natural acoustics at the Olympia Bakery in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. The showcase will take place on Sunday, 23 February 2020.

To complement the voice of Reuben Mbonambi (Die Zauberflote, Lucia di Lammermoor) and fleshing out the sound of bass, baritone and tenor are Sakhiwe Mkosana (La Boheme, Porgy and Bess), Lulama Mgceleza and Tertia Visser-Downie (fellow of Trinity College of Music London) on piano.

They’ll be performing works by Bellini, Puccini, Verdi and more.

Book tickets are here for the Olympia show.

Ziza Muftic Band at the Olympia Bakery in Kalk Bay
Ziza Muftic Band at the Olympia Bakery in Kalk Bay

A Night with Ziza

Also upcoming at the bakery venue is Croatian Ziza Muftic, a jazz singer songwriter who’ll perform with her Johannesburg band in a show dubbed A Night with Ziza on Saturday, 29 February.

Ziza’s lineup will be Roland Moses from Joburg on piano, Sean Sanby (CT) on upright bass and Roy Davids (CT) on drums. Book tickets here

An ensemble featuring Klaus Werner Pusch and Darren English and band will appear on Sunday, 22 March from 7pm to 9pm. The group features Darren English on trumpet and flugel horn, Klaus-Werner Pusch also on trumpet and flugel horn, Jason Reolon on piano, Martin Zenker on bass and Heinrich Goosen on drums.

Tickets from R150 here.

What:Slow Life Live Music
Where:
Olympia Bakery, 134 Main Road, Kalk Bay, Cape Town
Info: info@slowlife.co.za
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