‘WINNIE’: The eyes of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are seen on a screen at the beginning of “Winnie the Opera,” which opened April 28 at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. Her voice soaring over the stage, soprano Tsakane Maswanganyi captures the rebellious, violent passion of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in an opera devoted to the former wife of South African icon Nelson Mandela.
POWERFUL PERFORMANCES: Linda Zitha (background C) performs as the inimitable Archbishop Desmond Tutu, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee and Tsakane Maswanganyi (front C) plays the part of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in “Winnie the Opera.”