Momentbühne eV

Chief Hijangua

The first opera in Namibia

Goethe Institute Windhoek, institute director Dennis Schroeder

"Among numerous German-Namibian collaborations, Opera-Namibia stands out not only for its quality of content and artistic performance, but above all for the wonderful partnership that has developed between the individual actors of both countries."

Eslon Hindundu, composer from Namibia

The vision in realizing the opera Chief Hijangua is to rekindle the love of music in the hearts of the Namibian community and to preserve it for present and future generations. It is with great concern that I observe that composers and songs are slowly losing visibility due to the lack of development in Namibian music. Creating a Namibian opera can preserve this heritage, inspire countless musicians and bring many nations together.

Stephan Frucht, Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program

Young talents need competent partners who believe in them. The bilingual approach of the Opera Namibia project and the musical diversity of the composer convinced us. The courage and dynamism of this young team to set up such a unique project across national borders is also convincing. Add to that her novel rethinking of opera in a completely different way, and all of this together really deserves our respect and support.

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