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South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza has performed at many of the leading opera houses across Europe and the United States and released her debut album Voice of Hope, combining well-known arias with traditional and popular African songs. She has won critical acclaim in the title role of Aida at the State Opera Hannover, as the Fox in Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen at the English National Opera and this summer performed at London's Classical Pride. She is about to accompany Bryn Terfel on a Christmas tour around the UK and joins Nuala in the studio to sing live.CensHERship is an organisation that looks into ways in which women's health companies are censored across both online and financial platforms. A new report from them sets out how even including a word like ‘vagina' in the launch of a sexual health product can mean that product is blocked. Co-founder of CensHERship Clio Wood joins Nuala to discuss what needs to be done and the findings of the report, alongside Tess Cosad, CEO and co-founder of Bea Fertility, and Farah Kabir, co-founder of Hanx – both of whom have experienced censorship of their business.Author Josie Lloyd joins Nuala to discuss her new novel featuring fictional Alice Beeton, the prim and organised owner of The Good Household Management Agency and distant relative of the real-life Victorian cookery and household writer Mrs Beeton. Alice and her ancestor share a love of recipes and an eye for detail, which comes in handy when Alice becomes involved in a cosy, Christmassy crime in Miss Beeton's Murder Agency. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Laura Northedge

Song, the new album from cellist Sheku-Kanneh Mason, features music from across the entire spectrum of classical, folk, jazz, and pop - all personally curated by Sheku. The eclectic mix of styles are tied together by one thing - the unique singing voice of Sheku's cello. On Song, Sheku collaborates with friends and family, including jazz pianist Harry Baker, singer-songwriter Zak Abel, and soprano Pumeza Matshikiza.Purchase the music (without talk) at:Sheku Kanneh-Mason - Song[2 LP] - Amazon.com Music Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katlyn Morahan from Morahan Arts and Media.

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Fine Music Radio — Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note is the South African soprano currently enjoying an exciting international career, PUMEZA MATSHIKIZA. The Independent in the UK has described her as one of today’s most exciting new operatic voices and she is now an exclusive Decca Classics recording artist with two albums released thus far. Pumeza is now in great demand at some of the world’s leading opera houses.

On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Mike Shobe are joined by WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon to discuss Englebert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel. Hear how the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale became an opera, why it's often performed at Christmastime and which musical moments are truly magical. Also on the show, opera and theater director Mary Birnbaum shares how she first fell in love with Hansel and Gretel. Jeff Spurgeon's YouTube pick (Angelika Kirschlager, Diana Damrau, and Pumeza Matshikiza): Merrin Lazyan's YouTube pick (Alice Coote, Christine Schäfer, and Sasha Cooke): Mike Shobe's YouTube pick (Robert Brubaker):    This episode features excerpts from the following album: Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (Chandos, 2007)— Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Rebecca Evans, soprano; Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano; Rosalind Plowright, mezzo-soprano; Robert Hayward, baritone; Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano; the Philharmonia Orchestra and the New London Children's Choir conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras  

I programmet diskuterar panelen Salonens tolkningar av Bartók, Bachs Goldberg-variationerna med Esfahani, operaarior med Matshikiza o Tippetts fem stråkkvartetter. Sofia möter dirigenten Simone Young, BÉLA BARTÓK Den sällsamme mandarinen, Danssvit, Kontraster Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, dirigent Signum Classics SIGCD 466 J S BACH Goldberg-variationerna Mahan Esfahani, cembalo DG 479 5929 PUMEZA MATSHIKIZA Operaarior m.m. Pumeza Matshikiza, sopran Århus symfoniorkester Tobias Ringborg, dirigent Decca 478 8964MICHAEL TIPPETT Stråkkvartetterna Heath-kvartetten Wigmore Hall WH live 0080 (2 CD)Sofia möter Simone Young Sofia Nyblom träffade och samtalade med den australiska dirigenten när hon gästade Stockholms konserthus i oktober där och då hon ledde Kungliga filharmonikerna i en konsert som  innehöll musik av Alban Berg, Richard Wagner, Anton Webern och Robert Schumann. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Bartóks Den sällsamme mandarinen med BBCs symfoniorkester ledd av Antal Dorati på skivmärke Mercury samt med Budapests festivalorkester dirigerad av Iván Fischer på Philips och Chicagos symfoniorkester ledd av Jean Martinon (sviten) på RCA. Bartóks Kontraster med Béla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti och Benny Goodman på Columbia. Bachs Goldberg-variationerna med Ton Koopman på Erato; Gustav Leonhardt på Teldec; Wanda Landowska på RCA; Glenn Gould på Sony samt med Richard Egarr på Harmonia Mundi. Tippetts stråkkvartetter med Lindsay-kvartetten på ASV. Svepet Johan sveper över ett album med  fransk kammarmusik på vilken violinisten Christian Svarfvar och pianisten Roland Pöntinen spelar musik av Fauré, Debussy och Ravel. Johan bjuder oss smakprov ur Faurés Après un Reve samt ur Ravels violinsonat. Skivan är utgiven på Bis.

South African born opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza chats with Leo Stubbing in the JOY studios. Pumeza opens up about her childhood, the death of her father at age eleven and discovering opera music on the radio. […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_musichighlights/p/joy.org.au/joymusichighlights/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2016/08/22-08-2016-MusicHighlights-Pumeza-Matshikiza-ExtendedPodcastEdit.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:24 — 20.5MB) The post Pumeza Matshikiza appeared first on JOY Music Highlights.

With Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles Lenny Henry talks about his new album of Blues music and his hugely successful career in show business. Following the news that he will receive a special BAFTA award at this year's ceremony, Lenny discusses how his career has moved from TV comedian to Shakespearean actor and scriptwriter. Lenny is also one of the founders of the charity Comic Relief which has raised over a billion pounds since it started. Soprano Pumeza Matshikiza was brought up in the townships of South Africa and made the giant leap into a professional operatic career and a major label recording contract. Pumeza first heard opera on the radio aged 14 and despite being unable to read music she dedicated herself to studying the art form. Jack Cooke tells us why he gave up his office job for a life climbing trees. Jack has climbed over 80 trees for his new book and reveals the unusual things he's found up trees and some of the more surreal arboreal adventures he's had. Ceramics designer Emma Bridgewater shares her Inheritance Tracks: Le Premier Bonheur du Jour by Francoise Hardy and Gulf Coast Highway by Emmylou Harris & Willie Nelson. Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters talks to reporter Anna Bailey about her love of robots. And former hang gliding world champion Ron Freeman explains how he was first inspired to take up the sport after watching Peter Pan. Producer: Steven Williams Editor: Karen Dalziel.