| Cape Town Opera - Cape Town | 26 April 2024 |
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Opera Shorts: A Festival of Pocket OperasCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A Festival of Pocket Operas at Artscape Arena offers bite-sized operatic treats |
 15 Apr 24 / Broadway World |
Don PasqualeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Don Pasquale is a must-see – and a fabulous opera experience from start to finish |
| 22 Aug 18 / cape{town}etc |
SalomeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Mal was Anderes: die Oper Kapstadt widmet sich mit Salome örtlich seltenem Repertoire |
| 22 Mar 16 / Bachtrack (German) |
Allison Oakes gives an outstanding performance in a demanding title role |
| 17 Mar 16 / The Cape Times |
Il viaggio a ReimsCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Il Viaggio a Reims is a clash of egos |
| 28 Aug 14 / Artslink.co.za |
OtelloCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Strikingly different |
| 9 Apr 13 / Artslink.co.za |
A triumphant tragedy |
| 9 Apr 13 / Bizcommunity.com |
Porgy and BessCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
This is no ordinary Porgy and Bess, it is a triumph of production and interpretation |
| 2 Oct 12 / Artslink.co.za |
Porgy and BessCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Catch the glorious singing of Cape Town Opera in the Gershwins’ 1935 American folk opera |
| 18 Jul 12 / The News Tribune |
The people of Soweto spoke |
| 17 Jul 12 / Musical Criticism |
This fully staged return to London of the Cape Town Porgy & Bess was a great experience |
| 15 Jul 12 / Musical Pointers |
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There is no denying the power of its message or the vocal power of its messengers |
| 15 Jul 12 / The Observer |
Christine Crouse’s production sets the opera at the height of the apartheid period in South Africa |
| 14 Jul 12 / Financial Times |
Valentine Maswanganyi is an unconventionally great Bess |
| 14 Jul 12 / Londonist |
Disarming and electrifying |
| 13 Jul 12 / Independent |
Gershwin goes on an African adventure |
| 13 Jul 12 / Evening Standard |
All of the principals on the first night were excellent and some of them unforgettably good |
| 13 Jul 12 / The Stage |
An enjoyable performance overall |
| 27 Jun 12 / What's on Stage |
Cape Town Opera brings Porgy and Bess to the UK |
| 20 Jun 12 / The Opera Critic |
Cape Town Opera transfers Porgy and Bess from South Carolina to Soweto in this vibrant production |
| 20 Jun 12 / Telegraph |
La bohèmeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
La Bohème hits all the right notes |
| 9 May 12 / The Cape Times |
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| South Africa appoints British Artistic Director |
Cape Town Opera has named Michael Hunt as its next artistic director. |
| 21 Jul 2020 / Slipped Disc |
| South African singers sacked |
Cape Town Opera has dismissed 12 chorus singers from this summer’s Cosi fan tutte at the Aix-en-Provence festival, accusing them of theft and breach of contract. |
| 12 Sep 2016 / Slipped Disc |
| S.African opera rejects call to cancel Israel tour |
Cape Town's renowned opera troupe is rejecting a call from retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu to cancel a performance in Israel scheduled next month. |
| 28 Oct 2010 / San Francisco Chronicle |
| Tutu urges South African opera company not to perform in Israel |
Desmond Tutu has urged Cape Town Opera not to perform Porgy and Bess at the Tel Aviv Opera House in November. |
| 27 Oct 2010 / New York Times |
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