The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions
Set in 3025, Cape Town Opera’s Aida reinvents itself for a new generation but the voices and the music remain timeless
How David Kramer turned the story of an African-American choir that visited South Africa in the 1890s into a musical
The gited singer speaks about the emotional and physical demands of the role
Its composer says the Oscar opera will challenge audiences with things they have never heard before
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The Opera Virgin, intent on his mission to take in every opera performance in South Africa, discovers that elixirs may not induce love
Opening one’s mind to new artistic disciplines could provide enlightenment to glorious new pursuits.
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…
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…
Cape Town Opera is receiving flak from funders for taking its singers abroad, despite its successes there.
After an uproar over Cape Town Opera’s tour to Israel, opera managing director Michael Williams has written a letter of apology
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.
