Eslon Hindundu "Hijangua" - A journey into the desert for two singers, one actor and orchestra

Eslon Hindundu, conductor

Janice van Rooy, soprano

Galilei Njembo, Tenor

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Chief Hijangua is Namibia's first opera and premiered in 2022 at the National Theater of Namibia as a Namibian-German cooperation project.

The work "Chief Hijangua" works in a multilingual and intercultural exchange on the common history between Namibia and Germany during the colonial period: The opera is sung in Otjiherero - one of Namibia's languages - and in German.

In cooperation with the Humboldt Forum, a version for children will be performed over three days as a school and family concert.

21.,22.09.2023 / 10:00 & 12:00 | 23.09.23 14:00 & 16:00 Humbolt Forum, Berlin