Friedel Mitas, soprano

Friedel Mitas, an aspiring young soprano aged 24, grew up in Oudtshoorn. She completed her Performance Diploma in Opera at the University of Cape Town under the tuition of Professor Virginia Davids. Friedel’s love for music started in the New Apostolic Church where her love for music took shape. Being a member of the New Apostolic Church she had many opportunities and managed to play 10 instruments. 

During her course at the University of Cape Town she performed several leading roles in opera productions: Sophie in excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier (by Richard Strauss) in 2008, Bystrouska in The Cunning Little Vixen (Leos Janacek) in 2009, and in 2010 Corinna in Il Viaggio a Reims (Gioachino Rossini) and Beauty in Out of Time , a new opera by Peter-Louis van Dijk that formed part of a production featuring five 20-minute South African (Bizet) which was staged at both the State Theatre in Pretoria and the Johannesburg Theatre. She also sang many oratorios as soprano soloist including Mozart’s Coronation Mass (in 2009) and Requiem (2010), Gounod’s Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cécile , Fauré’s Requiem , Vivaldi’s Gloria and more recently Brahms’ Requiem which she sang in Italy at the Umbria Music Festival in Rome and Assisi. Friedel has also done numerous concerts with Richard Cock namely: Last night of the Proms, New Years Eve concerts, Starlight Classics and various others. Friedel has made her appearance at the Klein Karoo Klassiek last year where she performed with various soloist and conductors Brandon Phillips and Barry Smith. Friedel has performed with the KZNPO, Johannesburg and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestras and continues to challenge herself to obtain her goals.

She enjoys participating in community projects and helping in making a difference to the hearts and souls of many through her joy and passion, singing.