Cape Town Opera - Cape Town | 19 January 2021 |
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Don PasqualeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Don Pasquale is a must-see – and a fabulous opera experience from start to finish |
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SalomeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Mal was Anderes: die Oper Kapstadt widmet sich mit Salome örtlich seltenem Repertoire |
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Allison Oakes gives an outstanding performance in a demanding title role |
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Il viaggio a ReimsCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Il Viaggio a Reims is a clash of egos |
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OtelloCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Strikingly different |
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A triumphant tragedy |
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Porgy and BessCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
This is no ordinary Porgy and Bess, it is a triumph of production and interpretation |
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Porgy and BessCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | ![]() |
Catch the glorious singing of Cape Town Opera in the Gershwins’ 1935 American folk opera |
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The people of Soweto spoke |
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This fully staged return to London of the Cape Town Porgy & Bess was a great experience |
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There is no denying the power of its message or the vocal power of its messengers |
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Christine Crouse’s production sets the opera at the height of the apartheid period in South Africa |
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Valentine Maswanganyi is an unconventionally great Bess |
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Disarming and electrifying |
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Gershwin goes on an African adventure |
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All of the principals on the first night were excellent and some of them unforgettably good |
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An enjoyable performance overall |
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Cape Town Opera brings Porgy and Bess to the UK |
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Cape Town Opera transfers Porgy and Bess from South Carolina to Soweto in this vibrant production |
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La bohèmeCape Town OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
La Bohème hits all the right notes |
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South Africa appoints British Artistic Director |
Cape Town Opera has named Michael Hunt as its next artistic director. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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