Accra goes to the opera

Since its conception in 2012 as the brainchild of Dr. Mensa Otabil’s International Central Gospel Church, operatic voices, mutually known as ‘Lumina’ has culminated in an ensemble poised to pioneer a musical renaissance in Africa. 

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. 

With baritones and sopranos delivering high pitches that climax in deafening crescendo, patrons at 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,  Camina Burana, and a selection of classics from The Sound of Music, to selected tunes from African giants such as Manu Dibango of Cameroon, Ghana’s Osibisa and Fela Ransome Kuti of Nigeria.

“It will be ground-breaking, we have been working hard, to meet that “Otabil” level of merit, in an effort to show how versatile the Ghanaian artiste can be.