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Artscape celebrates 55 years by opening its doors wider than ever
The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions
Aida Reimagined: A galactic opera for the ages
Set in 3025, Cape Town Opera’s Aida reinvents itself for a new generation but the voices and the music remain timeless
David Kramer: Dipping the paintbrush in different musical colours
How David Kramer turned the story of an African-American choir that visited South Africa in the 1890s into a musical
OPERA | Brittany Smith ready to conquer Lucia di Lammermoor at Joburg Theatre
The gited singer speaks about the emotional and physical demands of the role
Trial by Media a short but full-fat opera
Its composer says the Oscar opera will challenge audiences with things they have never heard before
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The Opera Virgin attends ‘The Elixir of Love’
The Opera Virgin, intent on his mission to take in every opera performance in South Africa, discovers that elixirs may not induce love
The Opera Virgin attends ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Opening one’s mind to new artistic disciplines could provide enlightenment to glorious new pursuits.
Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act
The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience…
Slice of life: A proposal at the opera
I started singing formally in 2003. Before that I was in the school choir. I came to visit family in Cape Town, and by luck I met people who were opera singers. They encouraged…
Bitter tune: Aria troupe defies area bankrollers
Cape Town Opera is receiving flak from funders for taking its singers abroad, despite its successes there.
Israel opera tour goes ahead, with a difference
After an uproar over Cape Town Opera’s tour to Israel, opera managing director Michael Williams has written a letter of apology
Tutu’s call for opera to boycott Israel gets strong reaction
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies on Wednesday rejected a call by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the Cape Town Opera to cancel a planned trip to Israel.