Being Pavarotti – a young boy’s dream

Writer: Elaine Davie.

As a small boy growing up in Port Elizabeth, not unnaturally, Luvo Maranti far preferred playing with his friends to going to choir practice at the church. However, having been born into an extended family of music makers, especially in the choral tradition, he was never going to get away with that, particularly as it was clear that he had inherited the musical genes. Indeed, by the age of 10 he was already the Sunday school choir conductor and lead singer.

Luvo Maranti works as an HR intern at Abagold during the holidays while studying at the UCT College of Music. PHOTO: Taylum Meyer

At home, the family used to organise their own in-house concerts, with Grandpa singing bass, Dad, a talented choir conductor and composer, singing tenor; Mom, soprano and Luvo, alto. But when he was about 13 years old two momentous events took place, which would change his life forever. First, his voice broke and he was left wondering if that was the end of his singing career – before he had even reached high school.

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