Rory Rootenberg

Divine take on opera - Wilhelm Snyman, Cape Times
Rory tref met humor maar veral met sy stem - Paul Boekkooi, Rapport
Rootenberg is capable of twanging the heartstrings - en Ashton, Argus
It's not every performer who can be a one man konsert - Fiona Chisholm, Cape Times
Rootenberg se musiek chaos is 'n fyn stuk kuns - Barrie Hough, Rapport
Slick, sophisticated and funny show - Billy Suter, Mercury



Rory started his professional singing career in 1989 in one of the national South African touring productions of Joseph and the amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. He went on to entertain audiences with many diverse roles in musicals, pantomime, children's theatre and cabaret. Highlights of these shows include Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Me and my Girl and Six of the Best. 1993 saw Rory receiving a scholarship to participate in the Brevard Music Festival in the United States, where he sang in La Boheme, Pirates of Penzance and My Fair Lady.

As an ex Drakensberg Boys' Choir singer he went on to study with the renowned baritone Professor Werner Nel, and then in 1996 teamed up with the inimitable Ian von Memerty to create the highly acclaimed, riotous "Cadenza!", "Cadenza X-Trav!" and "Reflections". These shows have become standing room only hits at every major festival, playing to captivated and capacity audiences around the country, as well as Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, and have earned him lavish praise from a bemused and delighted press.

Over 500 performances, 7 Vita awards and two compact discs later and the public are still having Cadenza's !