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People of Note - Aviva Pelham

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Aviva Pelham is one of South Africa’s most gifted and most loved artists. She sings an exceptionally wide range of music from the repertoire of opera, musicals, operetta and cabaret. And more recently, she’s been directing Community Spectaculars with the Cape Town Philharmonic and a range of artists. Now Aviva has released a coffee table book called “Aviva – A Musical Odyssey” and it is a treasure trove of memories of her career with photographs, reviews and programmes.
23 Apr English South Africa TV & Film

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