Winnie The Opera: The Promo
January 7, 2011 § Leave a comment
Winnie Mandela in 2010, and right, with former husband Nelson Mandela. Photo: AFP/Getty, AP
Her Xhosa name is “Nomzamo,” meaning “Trial (having a hard time in life.)” And what a life she has had! She became the face of a defiant resistance against the racist apartheid South African government when her husband Nelson Mandela was put in prison, and her supporters still call her the “Mother of the Nation.” In 2007 she was denied a visa to enter Canada to attend an opera based on her life, entitled The Passion of Winnie. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela won’t need one this year when Winnie The Opera opens during Freedom Week in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 28, 2011. Show producer and librettist Warren Wilensky, who was also involved in 2007’s Passion, « Read the rest of this entry »
