‘Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera’ – billed as the first Pidgin English opera in the world is coming to London, UK.
In this two-part episode, we spoke to two inspiring women who are central to this
opera - Helen Epega and Louisa Adjoa Martin.
Helen, who is also known as the Venus Bushfires, composed and wrote
Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera and is the lead vocalist in the performance.
And Louisa who has over 20 years’ experience as an opera singer
performing with symphony choruses and is a soprano voice in this opera.
‘Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera’ celebrates the power of song, honours African
cultures, and is a uniting force that champions languages, dialects and slangs that
are considered by some to not be the standard.
First staged in 2015, the performance returns in this month of May 2024 for
audiences to witness.
Find out why it is important to showcase Pidgin in an opera setting.
To find out more about performances of the opera on 14, 15 and 29 th May, visit:
In part two, Helen and Louisa talk more about what goes into creating an opera centred around Pidgin, Creole, Patois, Ebonics and more, public attitudes to the opera, and making their debut at the world's oldest surviving grand Victorian music hall.
And we ask the pair if Ghana will be the next destination to showcase this opera
performance.
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