Igrandi Tenori – Igrandi Tenori

With our vast repertoire Igrandi Tenori we pride ourselves with all our remarkable performances we have rendered across the globe. We take pleasure in leaving a lasting footprint in the lives of youth in South Africa.

Welcome to I Grandi Tenori Online

I Grandi Tenori (The great tenors), established in 2011 and composed of three tenors from the Republic of South Africa. A decision to integrate these unique talented voices emanated from South African Choral Fraternity. The team is led by Managing Director Kwazi Theophilus Mhlongo, Artistic Director Sanele Mkhize and the three tenors are Ayanda Fitwell Zwane, Kananelo Timothy Sehau as well as Mlindi Aubrey Pato. The company is registered as non profit company under the section education and training. Apart from rendering world classes performances on stage I Grandi was formed by a determined youth with the aim of presenting a variety of talent in different fields. The team consists of artists, researchers, graduates, pianists, academics and leaders of great caliber. Proper planning and thorough research is done in order to come up with a model which will promote innovation in the Opera/Classical/choral music industry. The company is guided by principles and policies which are in line with the constitution of South Africa. The company was formed not only for singing but on the basis of empowering and giving opportunities to disadvantaged youth in Opera music to shine and live the dream of being successful opera artists. Most of the team members come from communities and schools were Opera music is not well recognized. As part of the empowering strategy, the team is committed in visiting youth in disadvantaged communities to provide full training as well as career guidance and motivation in general.

Our Vision

Our Vision is to be the pride of the OPERA/CLASSICAL fraternity in South Africa and abroad

Our Mission

Our Mission is to be the home and hope to all underprivileged artists through staging locally and internationally composed music. We further train local talent.

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Values

Driven by the spirit of Ubuntu
Profound service provision
Transparency and tolerance
Working together with all stakeholders
Promoting innovation

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Why

Opera

Opera is the original interdisciplinary art form. Opera is the Creative Place - maker with the ability to increase the efficacy and support of interior capitalisation models based on diversity entrepreneurial investment models.. Opera is inherently interdisciplinary,, and therefore is unique in the ability to absorb and give back to the community by incorporating most art forms with an appeal across boundaries of socio - economic status,, language and cultures. The presence of an opera company in the city provides exponential growth opportunities, and offers unique and significant benefits for parameter analyses and quality of life valuations and metric algorithms.. An Opera company establishes increased capacity for establishing diversity in Mixed Use Developments,, Arts & Culture, and Live Entertainment..

THE TEAM

Ayanda Zwane

Ayanda Zwane, a spinto tenor and music teacher by profession currently teaching at Umlazi Secondary School. Ayanda attained his Bachelor of Music at the University of KwaZulu Natal in the year 2013. Fitwell started singing at very young age of 10 where he was singing with the school choir at Clermont Primary school. He was further recruited to sing in the church choir where he started developing love for choral and opera music. During his high school singing career, he represented his region twice in the province placing second on both competitions.

Sanele Mkhize

Mr Sanele Mkhize, a young enthusiastic & talented pianist from Montclair, Durban. Sanele holds a Bachelor of Science (honours) in Electrical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu Natal. Mr Mkhize made his choral debut as a chorus master in the year 2012 where he led the gigantic SA Singers to victory. He continued to execute the same task for three years. Along the journey he was incorporated by a number of choirs in South Africa as well as other neighbouring countries including His Majesty Correctional Services Choir from Swaziland- a choir he also led to victory in the year 2017 during Old Mutual National Choir Festival

Kwazi Mhlongo

Kwazi, a young innovative and ethical individual who portrays exceptional work etiquette. He started being the voice of people as early as primary school level where he was democratically elected as the student’s representative council chairperson at Mahlokomane Primary School in the deep rural areas of kwaMaphumulo. It didn’t end there, as he carried the momentum over to high school where he served as the Finance Officer of the Representative Council of Learners in 2007. Finally, in 2009 his final year of secondary education he served as the RCL President of Wiggins Secondary School and concurrently did very well with his matric.

Kananelo Sehau

Kananelo Timothy Sehau was born in August 17th, 1988, on the outskirts of Welkom in the North -central of the Free State Province. The second born son of Benjamin & Agnes Sehau attended his primary school in Welkom Thabong, till the late 90's and moved to the city of Johannesburg to finish his secondary school in Soweto. Kananelo started developing the love of music while in secondary where he matriculated; he competed in various school’s competitions and managed to represent his community very well. He then later joined various community choirs where he was recognized to be one of the young upcoming tenors. He wanted to be a Professional swimmer, but found himself enjoying singing and listening to classical and choral music, wherever he passes and hears a sound or a tone of a choir, he would go in, sit and listen. In 2006 he decided to join Gauteng Choristers under the baton of Sidwell Mhlongo and has been the choir ever since.

Mlindi Pato

Lirico-Spinto tenor voice born in Bizana, in the province of Eastern Cape. Mlindi started singing at lower grades @Wiggins primary school back in the year 2000. In 2003 as he embarked on his secondary education at Wiggins High he involuntarily joined the school choir under the baton of Mr S. Mncube. His exceptional talent was then kept under strict measures as he did not understood what he possessed at that time. Until 2005 where love for opera/choral grown to gargantuan level. During his High school singing he represented Umlazi District twice in the province as a soloist and several times in the ensemble. Mlindi's name is and will always be in the book of records at Wiggins High as he engraved the name of the school in KZN CHORALE MUSIC joined hands with Busisiwe Shazi.