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Mia-Lana Slier and Lilitha Nkuku sing Per le porte del tormento from Handel's Sosarme at Opera UCT's Enchanted Baroque at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town.
Throwback to our Enchanted Baroque concert at @sgcathedral in December - balm for the soul in the midst of the madness of Xmas!
Our thanks to @ktwonguk & @GAVINRAJAH for their support, & to @KleinConstantia for contributing to the reception.
#CapeTownMusic #ClassicalMusicSA
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Opera and fun don’t always get invited to the same party.
People imagine serious faces and gold curtains.
Opera UCT’s Die Fledermaus is the opposite: it’s fizzy, flirty and gloriously extra.
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The operatic party of the season is almost here!
Opera UCT presents Die Fledermaus - a sparkling comedy of masks, mischief, & music.
Baxter Theatre 23–26 Oct, coinciding with World Opera Day & Strauss’s 200th birthday.
Booking: bit.ly/Fledermaus2025
#OperaUCT #DieFledermaus
A timely celebration of South African Art Song at this 5th collaboration between #OperaUCT and the vocal division @StellenboschUni.
Come and hear these talented young singers, supported brilliantly by @JeremySilver1 at the piano.
#proudlysouthafrican #youngartists
Congratulations to Opera UCT tenor, Luvo Maranti, as he concludes his year @natoperastudio and continues his journey as an Emerging Artist @ScottishOpera
#youngartists #operauctalumni #operasingersofinstagram
Congratulations to Opera UCT tenor, Vuyisa Xipu, on receiving a prestigious Leonard Ingrams award at @GarsingtonOpera
#youngartists #OperaUCT #operauctalumni
Throwback to our concert of Dreams and Desires at the HEAT Winter Arts Festival earlier this month.
Yearning met imagination, hope and reality blurred, and we explored the emotional landscapes we often dare only to dream.
#AllianceFrançaise #heatfestival2025 #OperaUCT
The 4th Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition took centre stage 4 August at the Baxter Theatre. What a dazzling evening of charm, sparkle, and musical brilliance!
#operetta #africa #johannstrauss #diefledermaus
Our vision for a performance of Il Trovatore was gloriously realised through partnership with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and AfriArts Chorus.
@JeremySilver1 Nontobeko Bhengu,
Mkhanyiseli Dyantyi, Bongiwe Nakani, Theo Magongoma, Monde Masimini
Photos: Joan Ward
Wishing Opera UCT tenor, Mkhanyiseli Dyantyi, all happiness and success as he joins the 2025-26 cohort at @natoperastudio
#youngartists #opera #proudlysouthafrican
Once again, heartfelt thanks to our principal guest coach, the formidable Janet Haney.
The growth of our singers every time she visits is a testament to her wealth of knowledge and aptitude for empowering singers.
April 2025
#guestcoach #youngartists #operasingersofinstagram
5th David Aldred Memorial Prize for Sopranos: congratulations to Frances van Vuuren who walked away with first prize and to the two runners up, Linda Mbozi & Dineo Bokala!
A special thanks to Esthea Kruger for her phenomenal playing.
#Soprano #Competition #Strauss
Shout out to the 2025 FoCTO Bursary Competition winners!
First prize - Molly Dzangare
Second prize - Thando Zwane
Third Prize - Sandile Zitha
Guy Carter Award - Dineo Bokala
Music of Note Award - Thembelihle Sokhaba
#youngartists #opera
About our staged double-bill of Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben and Janáçek’s Diary of One Who Vanished.
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Provincial Minister for Cultural Affairs and Sport @ricardomackenzi with Opera UCT baritone, Thando Zwane, winner of this evening’s Fleur du Cap award for best male singer in an opera.
@FDCTheatreAward #60FDCTheatreAwards
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The award for Best Performance in a Opera - Female goes to Nontobeko Bhengu as Dalinda in 'Dalinda' #60FDCTheatreAwards
