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
OPERA
Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza on joining the global fight against child abuse
Renowned soprano Pumeza Matshikiza steps off the stage and into advocacy, using her art and influence to fight child abuse
Diary: A new gallery opening, Sjava deluxe edition, and opera at Ster-Kinekor
The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts is into its 17th season at select Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau cinemas
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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‘Don Giovanni’ and Netflix are uncanny bedmates
Mozart’s opera about an 18th century playboy bears a strange resemblance to the Tinder Swindler
10 Things you didn’t know about opera
Opera is about so much more than vocally gifted people singing in a foreign language — the genre has notched up a few scandals and interesting titbits in its 400-plus years.
The Opera Virgin attends ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Opening one’s mind to new artistic disciplines could provide enlightenment to glorious new pursuits.
Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA
South Africa’s Embassy in Italy hosts Rome Opera Ensemble concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town to celebrate Italian Republic Day.
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 me to audition for the Cape Town Opera, and that is how it started. It was not always easy. I went […]
Living in the present
Present Tense
Good vibes and jazz for the spirit
Tumi Mogorosi’s album, Project Elo, brings together the eloquent sounds of accomplished jazz musicians and opera singers.
Letters to the editor: May 30 to June 5 2014
M&G readers speak their minds about policies against European culture in the arts and EFF commissar Andile Mngxitama’s open letter to Richard Branson.
Madiba opera producer: R2.86m is ‘not enough’
The National Lotteries Board allocation of R2.86-million for the production about Nelson Mandela’s life is enough for just three nights on stage.
Mandela opera cancelled after three performances
According to the producer of "Madiba: The African Opera" there are no funds because the Lotto did not pay out the promised amount.
DON’T MISS THIS: ‘Madiba, the African Opera’
"Madiba, the African Opera" premiers at the Pretoria State Theatre on Friday May 23 2014. The production runs until June 1 2014.
Bitter tune: Aria troupe defies area bankrollers
Cape Town Opera is receiving flak from funders for taking its singers abroad, despite its successes there.
The master and the maestro
William Kentridge discusses his love of music, his fusion of art and opera, and the ?spin-offs from that.
An opera of duelling divas
Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda is the story of the conflict between England’s Elizabeth I and her rival, Mary, Queen of Scots.
SA soprano goes from big dreams to big screens
South Africa does not offer many opportunities to kick-off a career in opera but this has not stopped home-grown soprano Elza van den Heever.
Understudy wows audience in Les Troyens
The Metropolitan Opera’s production of ‘Les Troyens’, currently showing at Ster Kinekor’s Cinema Nouveau, could not have been better cast.
Verdi’s HD spectacle
Aida, the latest in the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series, is as magnificent on screen as it is in the theatre.
The Tempest: A very 21st century opera
The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series returns to Cinema Nouveau with an inspired and audacious work.
Chill to opera and theatre
Ster-Kinekor has announced its fourth season of filmed National Theatre and Metropolitan Opera performances. We have double tickets to give away.
Soaring search for truth
The creator of the operetta The Flower of Shembe says it offers a chance to enter a space of hope.
First step to world opera stage
A festival in Cape Town is using baroque opera to
bring classical music to local communities.
A glorious pageant
<b>Barbara Ludman</b> reviews Philip Glass’s <i>Satyagraha</i>, currently showing at Cinema Nouveau.
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Music and myth
<b>Barbara Ludman</b> reviews Wagner’s
<em>Siegfried</em>, currently showing as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Live series at Cinema Nouveau.
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Musical ‘masterpiece’ captures horror of Auschwitz
Opera composed by a Polish Jew and based on a survivor’s novel makes its British debut.
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An opera about opera
Devotees of soprano Renée Fleming might want to take a look at <em>Capriccio</em>, currently showing at all Cinema Nouveaus
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Winnie faces the music
Beyond historical fact lies the simple story of a real life personality.
Stage blazes with Opera Africa’s Carmen
Opera Africa is helping to keep the flame of opera burning in South Africa with its first offering for 2011, George Bizet’s <em>Carmen.</em>
