The first show of this year’s Opera under the Stars Concert on Tuesday night was an evening of glitter, glamour and heavenly voices.
Held at Leauva’a, the event was well attended by hundreds of Opera fans as well as members of the community willing to embrace a new culture that is slowly but surely becoming a hit with locals and visitors to Samoa alike.
Among the world class talent on show were Daphne Collins, Isabella Moore, Taunoa Filimoehala, Juan Kim, Benson Wilson and Derek Wendt.
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Chairman of the organising committee, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i said the concert is a great opportunity for the people of Samoa.
“For something like this, people would have to travel overseas to experience it,” he said. “But there is no need for that because we can bring it to our own shores because we have Samoan people in this art form – Samoan people who are the stars.”
Although Faleomavaega admits that it is an expensive event to organise, he said their Committee’s goal is to make sure concert goers find the event entertaining, giving them a real taste of opera music.
He said the event purposely planned to take place on Tuesday night because “of the full moon.”
Faleomavaega said he remembers his mother telling him “that it never rains on a full moon.”
So with that in mind, the show was organised some months earlier and despite some showers early in the day, the full moon did come out, giving every a fabulous evening to remember.
The final show was held last night.
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