Accra goes to the opera on July 9

Presenting their refined performance to a general public audience for the first time, after years of intramural drill, the Accra Symphony Orchestra will on Saturday July 9, hold captive discerning music lovers in a debut grand musical concert.

The concert, dubbed “ACCRA GOES TO THE OPERA”, will come off at the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday 9 July.

Founded in 2012 as an instrumental collective creating impressive and intense tuneful sound, the orchestra is the brainchild of Dr. Mensa Otabil’s International Central Gospel Church (ICGC).

The orchestra is powerful, and performs a vast repertoire of operatic allegory, as well as operative pop and classical compositions from all world cultures.

The Accra Symphony Orchestra has in a short space of time, become a force to reckon with as one of the finest classical music ensembles in Africa.

The stunning vocal section, Lumina, thrills. With baritones and sopranos delivering high pitches that climax in deafening crescendo, patrons coming for the upcoming concert are to expect an electrifying performance.

The evening’s show will see the staging of a variety of melodious arrangements, ranging from Carl Orff’s “O Fortuna” from Camina Burana, and a selection of classics from “The Sound of Music”, to select tunes from African giants - Manu Dibango of Cameroon, Ghana’s Osibisa and Fela Ransome Kuti of Nigeria!

“It will be groundbreaking,” says Artistic Director for the ensemble. “We have been working hard, to meet that “Otabil” level of merit, in an effort to show how versatile the Ghanaian artiste can be. This is a complete break away from what you know, and you will be thoroughly entertained. Definitely one not to be missed.”

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