Stage Name Elizabeth Frandsen Married Name Elizabeth du Plessis Nationality South African Date of Birth 23rd January 1974 Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa Email elizabeth@elizabethfrandsen.com Description Mezzo Soprano Opera Singer Actress Voice Artist Repetiteur Voice Teacher Opera Director Education and Training - Matriculation Certificate National School of the Arts, Johannesburg Majoring Piano (Gr.8) & Organ (Gr.6) UNISA 1986 - 1991 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Diploma in Opera (1992 - 1993) including Vocal training Dramatic training History of Opera Stage technique Course in Opera - Opernhaus of Zurich Under the tutelage of - Prof. Kurt Pahlen - History of Opera and Direction Maestro Nello Santi - Conducting Erkki Korhonen - Direction Lodevico Zocche - Singing Technique Maestro Sartoruis - Languages and Stage Technique Gabriela Benachkova - Czech language pronunciation and tutelage Vocal Training - Joyce Barker (1991) WITS University, Gauteng Emma Renzi (1992 - 2001) Zurich International Opera Studio (1998 - 2000) - Maestro Sartorius Madame Bartoli (mother of Cecelia Bartoli) Madame Elizabeth Schwartzkopf Signor Vincenzo La Scola Technical Training - Zurich International Opera Studio (1998 - 2000) - Opera Direction and Conducting Prof. Kurt Pahlen Erkki Korhonen Maestro Nello Santi Dance and Dramatic Training - Jean Beckley (Ballet) Maishe Maponye - WITS University (1991 - 1992) Ulrich Peter - Opernstudio, Zurich Opera House (1998 - 2000) Languages Spoken - English Afrikaans German Sung - English French German Italian Latin Czech Hungarian Swedish Afrikaans Some indigenous South African languages for the South African 'Messiah' by Michael Masote Performed Roles Opera -      2nd Woman - Dido Aeneas - Purcell (English) 1991 cond. Walter Mony Lucy - The Telephone - Menotti (English) 1991 cond. Walter Mony with George Cotsoudis Pamina - Die Zauberflote - Mozart (German) 1996 Namibia Opera, Concert Master - Erich Binder with Henk Klijnhans, Hanlee Louw, Pauline du Plessis, Marelize Gerber, Alec Otto Schwarzhilde - Die Rose vom Liebersgarten - Pfitzner (German) 1999 Opernhaus Zurich, Cond. Franz Welser-Most, David Pountney with Fransisco Araiza Madame Cortese - Il Viaggio a Reims - Rossini (Italian) Opernhaus Zurich, Cond. Erkki Korhonen, Ulrich Peter with Jennifer Chung, Bettina Smith, Karin Frihd, Damon Nestor-Ploumis Carolina - Il Matrimonio Segreto - Cimarosa (Italian) State Theatre, Pretoria, Cond. Maestro C. Dowdeswell, Christine Crouse with Rouel Beukes, Marcus de Sando, Elizabeth Lombard, Eric Viisser and Violina Anguelov Mimi - La Boheme - Puccini (Italian) 2000 Pro-Musica Theatre, SA Cond. Weiss Doubell with Jannie Moolman Violetta - La Traviata - Verdi (Italian) 2001 Civic Theatre, JHB. Cond. Weiss Doubell, Johan Spies with Jannie Moolman and Eric Visser Lucilla – La Scala di Seta – Rossini (Italian) January 2009 Artscape, Suidoosterfees, repeated in June 2009 Artscape. With Cond. Alex Fokkens.Dir. Lara Bye with Aubrey Lodewyk, Magdaleen minaar and Conroy Scott. Sister Helen Prejean – Dead Man Walking – Jake Heggie, Sept. and Oct. 2009, Cape Town Opera, cond. Kamal Khan, Dir. Niklas Johannsen with Samuel Jarrick and Violina Anguelov Annina – Der Rosenkavalier – R. Strauss. May – June 2010 Cape Town Opera, cond. Sebastian Lang-Lessing, dir. Christine Crouse with Andrew Greenan, Violina Anguelov and Andrea Catzel Oratorio - Solo Role Mezzo-Soprano - Stabat Mater - Rossini (1996) JPO, Colin Yorke Mezzo-Soprano - Gloria - Rutter (1996) JPO, Colin Yorke Soprano - Ein Deutsches Requiem - Brahms (1997) JPO, Colin Yorke Soprano - Mass in G Minor - Vaughn Williams (1997) Holy Trinity, Colin Yorke Soprano - Messiah - Handel (1996, 1997) Soprano - Southern African Messiah - Handel, Masote (2000) Michael Masote Soprano - Stabat Mater - Dvorak (1999) Kirche Enge, Zurich, Alfred Rottenshweiler Soprano - Mass. Opus 86 - Dvorak (1999) Alfred Rottenshweiler Soprano - Verdi 'Requiem' 1999 - Alfred Rottenshweiller. Soprano - Mass in F Minor - Ratgeber (1999) Alfred Rottenshweiler Alto - Stabat Mater - Pergolesi (2001) Ned. Ger. Kerk, Pretoria, Wim Viljoen Soprano - Petite Messe Solenelle - Rossini (2000) Wits Great Hall, Colin Yorke Alto - Mass in E Minor - Schubert (2003) Cape Town City Hall, CPO Alto - Stabat Mater - Pergolesi (2005) St George's Cathedral, Cape Town Alto - Requiem - Mozart (2006) Cape Town City Hall, Cape Philharmonic, Philharmonia Choir, Kaare Hanken 2nd Soprano and Contralto - Gloria - Vivaldi (2006) Cape Town City Hall, Cape Philharmonic, Philharmonia Choir, Kaare Hanken Alto – Messiah – Handel – 2005, 2006 and 2007 with the Cape Philharmonia, cond. Various. Alto - Nisi Dominus - Vivaldi (2007) Camerata Tinta Barocca, St Norbert's Priory, Quentin Crida Alto - Petite Messe Sollenelle - Rossini (2007) Cape Town City Hall, Philharmonia Choir, Barry Smith Alto - Messe da Requiem - Verdi (2007) NAC Auditorium, NAC Choir, CPO, Owain Arwel-Hughes, International Summer Music Festival Alto - Missa Solemnis Op. 123 - Beethoven (2008) Cape Town City Hall and NAC Auditorium, NAC Choir, CPO, Owain Arwel-Hughes, International Summer Music Festival Alto – Paukenmesse – Haydn (June 2009) 20h00 with Camerata Tinta Barocca with Quentin Crida, conducted by Antoinette Blyth with Runette Botha (Soprano), Sunnyboy Dladla (Tenor) and Elizabeth Frandsen (Alto) HANDEL AND BONONCINI The Camerata Tinta Barocca led by Quentin Crida presents a programme of works by Handel and Bononcini including three Solo Voice Cantata’s with mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Frandsen). Concert 1: Date: Thursday, 29 October 2009 Time: 20h00 Venue: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, cnr Somerset and Buitengracht, Cape Town. Concert 2: Date: Saturday, 31 October 2009 Time: 19h00 Venue: Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Main Rd. Simon’s Town Musical Theatre and Cabaret - Sally Bowles - Cabaret - WITS (1995) Hageman, Mony Eurydice - Orpheus in the Underworld - Offenbach (1994) Mony Madame Giry - Phantom of the Opera - Really Useful Theatre Group Inc. at Artscape, Cape Town and State Theatre, Pretoria (2004) (209 performances), George Mitchie, Rainer Friede Parthy Anne Hawkes - Showboat - Cape Town Opera, Den Norske Opera & Nurnberg Staatsoper (Other role as ensemble - Landlady) April - September 2005, Gunther Wallner Mrs Fraser - Stepping Out - Pieter Toerien Montecasino Theatre, Johannesburg and The Theatre on the Bay, Cape Town. Director - Paul Warwick-Griffin Jazz Concerts with piano at 'The Mixer', Melville, 'Lucit Candles, Pretoria, 'Villa Pascal', Durbanville, 'Dorp Street Theatre', Stellenbosch Baroque to Broadway - Villa Pascal, Dorp Street Theatre and the Lindbergh Foundation, Muizenberg. A selection of Jazz, Opera and Musical numbers with Rika Vermeulen at the piano. Ontvlugting - Cabaret - composed by Andre Strijdom on poetry by Ingrid Jonker, (2008) Fismer Saal, Universiteit Stelenbosch, Woordfees, Rika Vermeulen Piano. Lyflied - Cabaret by Andre Strijdom (2008) An de Braack, Stellenbosch, 'Kabaretmania' fees, Rika Vermeulen Piano. Lyflied – (Back by popular demand) Cabaret by Andre Strijdom with Rika Vermeulen – Aan de Braak Teater, Stellenbosch, 17 April 2010 @ 20h00 Ontvlugtying – (back by popular demand) the all-new version of the moving Cabaret on the life of Ingrid Jonker, Written, directed and narrated by Andre Strijdom with Elizabeth Frandsen and Rika Vermeulen. Aan de Braak Teater, Stellenbosch, 10 July 2010 @ 19h00. Direction Assistant Director to Mr Hans van Heerden - Ballo in Maschera - Civic Theatre, Johannesburg (2001) Coaching and Training Voice teacher at Lonehill Crawford College (2001) Senior Choir Mistress at Sweet Valley Primary, Cape Town (2003) Choir Master for the Langa Community Choir, Cape Town (2003) Private teacher and opera coach both in SA and Switzerland to many amateur and professional singers Coached Cape Town Opera Vocal Ensemble for Hans Gothe Larsonn's Poet & Prophetess, Artscape (September 2008) Coached Cape Town Opera Vocal Ensemble for Britten's Peter Grimes for tour to Deutsche Oper 2009, Artscape (October 2008) Chorus Master for Cape Town Opera production of Donizetti’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ for production at Artscape (September and October 2010) Awards Grant of R25 000 awarded by the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, 1998 Study loan awarded by SAMRO of R30 000 for overseas study, 1998 OPSA - Opera South Africa - prize awarded in 1999 Concerts Solos and duets with the International Opera Studio, Zurich in a Performance at the Summer Palace on the Insel Mainau, Konstanz, Germany for Her Excellency, the Countess Sonja of Sweden. Many solo concerts and recitals given in South Africa and abroad with Piano or Orchestral accompaniment, between 1992 - 2008. Mahler Lieder Recital - 'Des Knaben Wundernhorn' and 'Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen' with Andre Howard (baritone)and Elna van der Merwe (piano), Songmakers Guild, (2007) Nassau Centre, Rondebosch. Schubert, Schumann & Clara Schumann Lieder Recital - with Arthur Swan (tenor) and Elna van der Merwe (Piano) Songmakers Guild (2008) Nassau Centre, Rondebosch. Spanische Lieder Op. 74 - Schumann and Zigeuner Lieder Op.103 – Brahms. Somakers Guild with Albie van Schalkway with Marianne Serfontein, Jacque Louw and Barend van der Westhuizen. 7th June 2009 @ 15hoo, Nassau Auditorium, Rondebosch, Cape Town Heine Inspiration – Songmakers Guild with Albie van Schalkwyk. Lieder on the texts of Heinrich Heine by composers Schumann, Schubert, Grieg, Liszt, Brahms, Borodin and Rachmaninov. With Soprano Lente Louw. 11 April 2010 @15h00, Nassau Auditorium, Rondebosch, Cape Town Coaches Galina Ryjikova - State Theatre, Pretoria Hans-Otto Ehrstrom - Opernhaus, Zurich (Sibelius Institute, Helsinki) Rogelio Raphel Riojas Nalasco - Opernhaus, Zurich (Metropolitan Opera, NYC) Siro Battaglin - Opernhaus, Zurich (Melbourne Opera, Australia) Ean Smith (Cape Town Opera), Kamal Khan (Cape Town Opera)

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