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ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE | TWO WOMEN IN LOVE – Beverley Brommert

19th Aug 201919th Aug 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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Few myths have resonated with composers through the ages as powerfully as that of Orpheus and Eurydice, and according to Cape Town Opera’s Matthew Wild, who directs the company’s upcoming production of Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice, this is due to its amalgam of timeless themes, namely the metaphysical power of…

ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE | BAXTER THEATRE | SEPTEMBER 3. 5. 7

29th Jul 201931st Jul 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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Gluck’s dream of creating a new style of opera, distinguished by classical simplicity and dramatic integrity, was exquisitely realised in his setting of the Orpheus story. Climaxing in the heartbreaking aria “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice" -- "I have lost my Eurydice", Gluck’s dramatization of Orphée’s descent into the underworld in…

CTO YOUNG ARTISTS RETURN FROM THE UK

29th Jul 201929th Jul 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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CTO Young Artists at one of their performances in London. Our 2019 Young Artists Ané Pretorius, Brittany Smith, Lunga Hallam, Thando Zwane, joined by guest artists Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi and Sipho Fubesi flew the SA flag high at the Buxton International Festival and at two concerts in London between July 5…

NEW! Soweto Uprising – The Aftermath

14th Jun 201917th Jun 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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by Beverley Brommert Youth Day, 2019 brings the announcement by Cape Town Opera of its latest commission/production: Soweto Uprising – The Aftermath, scheduled for staging in October this year. Not for the first time, this company is demonstrating its commitment to promoting love of music and opera among the youth,…

CAPE TOWN OPERA in the UK this July

14th Jun 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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To our UK based friends and family, we’d love to see you at one of our concerts: Click here and meet CTO Young Artists and Guest singers who will be performing in the UK this summer Cape Town Opera and Guest Artists – Sacred Music in Concert Tuesday 9 July…

St Mary’s Choir and Cape Town Opera Chorus Concert

14th Jun 201914th Jun 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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Cape Town Opera has partnered with the St Mary's Primary school for the last five years. Our voice coaches, the school music teachers and learners have successfully staged adaptations of various operas such as Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Flute and Don Pasquale. Over the last few weeks CTO's award-winning…

Youth Opera inspired by themes from ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE

14th Jun 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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On Friday 24th May we were at Phandulwazi High school in Philippi. There a group of 32 learners staged a new youth musical, Ubizo (the Calling) which is based on themes of the myth of Orphée et Eurydice, taken from Gluck’s opera which CTO will perform at the Baxter Theatre…

‘I will die if you are not mine, if every hope is taken from me.’ ‘You are my joy, my bride.

15th May 201915th May 2019 by CapeTownOpera

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Bellini's I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Presented by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with the UCT Opera School There will be no opening night jitters! The young cast of rising stars and phenomenal creatives have given their all to this production of Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. This eternally…

A retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story

28th Mar 201928th Mar 2019 by Lesley Liddle

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Bellini's I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI A retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story, this opera is Bellini’s poignant take on the tragedy and tenderness of young love and the rivalry between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues. This bel canto masterpiece I Capuleti e i Montecchi will be brought…

AFRICAN PASSION

28th Mar 201928th Mar 2019 by Lesley Liddle

Lesley Liddle

A brand new Cape Town Opera production, African Passion will debut in Holland on the 1st of April with performances up until 20 April in Nieuwegijn, Utrecht, Maassluis, Breda, Haarlem, Lelystad, Rotterdam, Ijmuiden, Meppel, Gouda, Tiel, Waalwijk, Drachten, Enschede and Den Haag. Cape Town Opera’s African Passion recount the story…

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