Fanie de Jager (born 8 April 1949) is a South African operatic tenor
and singer of light classical music.Fanie de Jager was born to
Christiaan Lodevicus and Frederika Stefina de Jager in Newcastle,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He completed his schooling in Pretoria in
Gauteng, the former Transvaal. After his schooling, he studied
classical music and singing from the age of 20 with maestro Albrecht
Lewald and later the well known George Kok. During this time he joined
the Performing Arts Council of Transvaal (PACT), where he performed as
either the lead or understudy to the lead in the following operas and
operettas: Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, La bohème, Rigoletto, La
traviata, The Barber of Seville, The Merry Widow, Don Pasquale and Il
matrimonio segreto. As guest artist for other theatres and opera
houses, he appeared as the leading tenor in Gianni Schicchi, Rita, La
traviata, Der Wildschütz and Ariadne auf Naxos. As a young tenor he
performed many lunch hour concerts in Pretoria and the surrounding
area, singing light classical music and songs from musicals.My
Sentimental Soul, de Jager's debut album, was launched in 2000 and
reached gold status in South Africa. This album is known as one of
Fanie's most loved amongst his fans, including songs in English,
Italian, Afrikaans and Spanish. Afrikaanse Juwele (meaning "African
jewels"), de Jager's fourth album, reached gold status within two
months and became the top-selling Afrikaans album for six consecutive
weeks. It also featured in the South African Top 20, an international
hit parade, during the same period. Fanie de Jager's popularity grew,
and he was invited to appear on various South African television
shows, such as Musiekforum, Platepraatjies, Maak 'n Las and
Teletreffers. He appeared three times on the most popular show
currently, Noot vir Noot (meaning 'Note by Note'), an Afrikaans
musical quiz presented by Johan Stemmet. Over the past 10 years he has
travelled throughout South Africa, performing more than 350 solo
concerts.
and singer of light classical music.Fanie de Jager was born to
Christiaan Lodevicus and Frederika Stefina de Jager in Newcastle,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He completed his schooling in Pretoria in
Gauteng, the former Transvaal. After his schooling, he studied
classical music and singing from the age of 20 with maestro Albrecht
Lewald and later the well known George Kok. During this time he joined
the Performing Arts Council of Transvaal (PACT), where he performed as
either the lead or understudy to the lead in the following operas and
operettas: Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, La bohème, Rigoletto, La
traviata, The Barber of Seville, The Merry Widow, Don Pasquale and Il
matrimonio segreto. As guest artist for other theatres and opera
houses, he appeared as the leading tenor in Gianni Schicchi, Rita, La
traviata, Der Wildschütz and Ariadne auf Naxos. As a young tenor he
performed many lunch hour concerts in Pretoria and the surrounding
area, singing light classical music and songs from musicals.My
Sentimental Soul, de Jager's debut album, was launched in 2000 and
reached gold status in South Africa. This album is known as one of
Fanie's most loved amongst his fans, including songs in English,
Italian, Afrikaans and Spanish. Afrikaanse Juwele (meaning "African
jewels"), de Jager's fourth album, reached gold status within two
months and became the top-selling Afrikaans album for six consecutive
weeks. It also featured in the South African Top 20, an international
hit parade, during the same period. Fanie de Jager's popularity grew,
and he was invited to appear on various South African television
shows, such as Musiekforum, Platepraatjies, Maak 'n Las and
Teletreffers. He appeared three times on the most popular show
currently, Noot vir Noot (meaning 'Note by Note'), an Afrikaans
musical quiz presented by Johan Stemmet. Over the past 10 years he has
travelled throughout South Africa, performing more than 350 solo
concerts.
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