Bucknor Thrills Fans with Clasical Music, as Brazil Proposes Cultural Partnership
Lyric soprano and creative artist Funmi Bucknor, has unveiled plans to stage an African opera next year after captivating audiences with her annual concert, Global Melodies, while securing a proposed
Funmi Bucknor, a lyric soprano and creative artist, has unveiled her plans to stage an African opera next year following her annual concert, Global Melodies. Held at the Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre, Lagos, the concert featured opera, classical music, jazz and indigenous Nigerian songs performed in German, Italian and Czech alongside Yoruba renditions.
Brazilian Consul General in Lagos, Ronaldo Vieira, proposed the collaboration, suggesting the inclusion of Afro-Brazilian Yoruba music in the next edition of Global Melodies. Bucknor, who combines music with painting, writing and a career in human resources consulting, acknowledged the challenges of balancing multiple talents but encouraged other multi-talented professionals to embrace their diverse abilities.
She revealed that she plans to expand beyond concerts next year by writing a stage play, hoping it will eventually become an African opera. The Brazilian Consul General's proposal was well-received, and Bucknor accepted it, expressing her excitement about the collaboration. Reflecting on the concert, Vieira described it as an emotional reunion, while Bucknor's uncle praised the concert as a model Nigeria needed more of.
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