{"id":2115,"date":"2026-02-24T13:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=2115"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:10:47","slug":"the-perfect-blendship-timeless","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/?page_id=2115","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Blendship \u2014 Timeless"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/douwe-photot-feb-2026-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1018\" data-id=\"2190\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/douwe-photot-feb-2026-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2190\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/douwe-photot-feb-2026-1.png 782w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/douwe-photot-feb-2026-1-230x300.png 230w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/douwe-photot-feb-2026-1-768x1000.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2191\" src=\"https:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-849x1024.jpg 849w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-249x300.jpg 249w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-768x926.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-1273x1536.jpg 1273w, http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lanie-headshot-February-2026-1698x2048.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Lanie Coetzer (mezzo-soprano) <\/em>| <em>Douwe Bijkersma (baritone) <\/em>|<em> Evert van Niekerk (violin) <\/em>|<em> Paul Ferreira (piano<\/em><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Fasten your seatbelts and join The Perfect Blendship Duet \u2014 Douwe Bijkersma (baritone) and Lanie Coetzer (mezzo-soprano) \u2014 on a memorable journey through the fantastic world of opera, heartwarming musicals and the wonder of Afrikaanse Kunsliedere, performed with passion, devotion, fascinating interaction and breathtaking costumes.<br>A concert that could only be made possible when true friendship meets two perfectly synchronised voices. To mark the occasion, the duo has invited wonderful and extraordinarily talented friends: Paul Ferreira (piano) and Evert van Niekerk (violin). The programme also pays special tribute to world-renowned soprano Emma Renzi on the occasion of her 100th anniversary&nbsp;\u2014 a timeless artist who has inspired generations of South African musicians.<br>Come and be swept away by music that truly transcends time.<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ulBY-y7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2115"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2192,"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2115\/revisions\/2192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wmfestival.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}