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Cape Town Opera Reveals 2026 Season Lineup


by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2025

Cape Town Opera has announced its 2026 season that spans grand opera, new musical collaborations, family-friendly storytelling and community engagement across the city. ...

Cape Town City Ballet Welcomes New Talent From Australia, Brazil and the UK


by Stephi Wild - October 14, 2025

Cape Town City Ballet welcomes four new international talents to its ranks ahead of the highly anticipated Coppélia, opening this Friday 21 October at the Artscape Opera House for a limited season....

Cape Town Opera Makes History with Cinema Screening of AIDA


by Gillian Blum - September 28, 2025

Cape Town Opera premiered its production of Verdi’s Aida as the first locally produced opera, filmed live at the Artscape Opera House, to be released on the silver screen....

Cape Town City Ballet's COPPÉLIA Comes to Artscape This October


by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025

Coppélia, presented by Cape Town City Ballet, will open at Artscape next month with three performances accompanied by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Brandon Phillips. ...

Golda Schultz and Jacques Imbrailo Will Star in DUET Endowment Trust Gala at Artscape


by Stephi Wild - September 11, 2025

The Duet Endowment Trust Gala Concert, presented by Cape Town Opera and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra will take place at Artscape. Learn more here!...

Review: AIDA at the Artscape Opera House Is an African-Futurist Masterpiece


by Jaime Uranovsky - May 26, 2025

AIDA, long celebrated as one of Verdi’s most moving tragic operas, has been performed regularly since 1871 .This adaptation, however, is like nothing you have seen before. Set in 3025, this ethereal production draws on futuristic and visually breathtaking elements, rendering this production out of t...

Cape Ballet Africa Returns To The Drama Factory


by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2025

Cape Ballet Africa presents a new programme of short works at the Drama Factory where the Company enjoyed presenting work in 2024. Learn more about the performance here!...

Cape Town Opera's AIDA Comes To Artscape Opera House In May


by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2025

Set against a backdrop of war, forbidden love, betrayal, and cultural conflict, CTO's Artistic Director, Magdalene Minnaar, unveils a bold, Africanfuturistic reimagining of this iconic opera....

Soprano Khayakazi Madlala Joins Cape Town Opera's Judith Neilson Young Artist Programme


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2025

South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has joined Cape Town Opera (CTO) as a Judith Neilson Young Artist. Earlier this year, Khayakazi made her debut as the High Priestess in Aida at the Royal Opera House in London, and will be reprising the role in CTO's own highly anticipated production of Verdi'...

Soprano Khayakazi Madlala Joins Cape Town Opera's Judith Neilson Young Artist Programme


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2025

South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has joined Cape Town Opera (CTO) as a Judith Neilson Young Artist. Earlier this year, Khayakazi made her debut as the High Priestess in Aida at the Royal Opera House in London, and will be reprising the role in CTO's own highly anticipated production of Verdi'...

Past Shows

Symphony of Bansuri


World Premiere: Symphony of Bansuri Launches in Cape Town this August Inner Circle Entertainment, Grammy-Award Winning Rakesh Chaurasia and the CPO prove a winning formula ...

Mandela Trilogy
Mandela Trilogy
7/17 - 7/18/2018


Cape Town Opera joins Naspers to celebrate the Mandela Centenary with two concert performances of the widely travelled Mandela Trilogy at the Artscape Opera House. ...

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
5/6 - 5/27/2018


Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in South Africa this year. ...

WEST SIDE STORY
WEST SIDE STORY
3/7 - 4/22/2018


Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre's production of WEST SIDE STORY returns to the Artscape Opera House stage for one final season in South Africa ...

CINDERELLA ON ICE
CINDERELLA ON ICE
1/10 - 1/28/2018


The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who have won international critical acclaim for their previous tours of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE, THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE ...

EVITA
EVITA
12/1 - 1/7/2018


Presented in South Africa by Pieter Toerien and David Ian, EVITA charts the rags-to-riches rise of Eva Duarte Perón (Emma Kingston), the First Lady of ...

DANCERS LOVE DOGS


This year's DANCERS LOVE DOGS will take place at the Artscape Opera House at 19:30 on 1 November, aiding the mass sterilisation of animals in ...

DUET GALA CONCERT


South African tenor, Levy Sekgapane, a first prize winner of Plácido Domingo's prestigious Operalia 2017 competition, will headline The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape ...

INTERNATIONAL BALLET GALA
INTERNATIONAL BALLET GALA
9/2 - 9/3/2017


Outstanding ballet will once again grace Capetonian stages when the much anticipated SAIBC INTERNATIONAL BALLET GALA takes place this September. Presented by Dirk Badenhorst, the ...

La Traviata
La Traviata
4/30 - 5/9/2015


The most irresistible courtesan in opera - onstage at the Winspear for the very first time-in this lavish and lovely production from Florida Grand Opera! ...

JERSEY BOYS
JERSEY BOYS
6/19 - 8/4/2013


Wait no more, South Africa. The runaway worldwide smash hit musical, JERSEY BOYS currently playing in major cities worldwide including New York, Las Vegas, London, ...

JERSEY BOYS
6/19 - 7/14/2013


This multi-award winning musical tells the true real-life story of how four poverty-line kids from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the ...


At eight Sarah Chang made her debut with the New York Philharmonic. At 10 she recorded her first critically acclaimed album. This violin megastar is ...


Dancers and performers join forces in this annual concert to raise funds for the mass sterilisation of animals. All the funds raised with this event ...

Camille
5/2 - 5/12/2013


One of Cape Town’s best-loved ballerinas, Tracy Li, makes her triumphant return to the ballet stage! Based on Verdi’s well-known opera, La Traviata, this presentation ...


This annual showcase of various dance genres is spearheaded by the Theatre Dance Association to raise awareness and funds for The Cape Town City Ballet....

Lucia di Lammermoor
4/18 - 4/20/2013


The sensational Cape Town soprano, Pretty Yende, returns to Cape Town following her triumphant debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera with this concert performance ...

Otello
4/6 - 4/13/2013


In a new collaboration of unprecedented scope, six Southern Hemisphere opera companies have collaborated to create a new production of Verdi’s Otello. Lithuanian tenor Kristian ...

Tap Dogs
3/13 - 3/24/2013


TAP DOGS returns! Stronger, faster, louder and more outrageous than ever before, it’s the same hard stomping, tough, pulsating dance machine but it’s re-energised, re-vitalised ...

Dirty Dancing
1/18 - 2/10/2013


Relive the music, rhythm and romance as the 17 year old `Baby` slips into womanhood during an eye-opening vacation at `Kellermans` lodge in the Catskills ...

The Nutcracker
12/13 - 12/23/2012


This perennial favourite fairy tale ballet for the festive season brings to life the story of Clara, Fritz and their eccentric uncle Drosselmeyer. The world-wide ...


The internationally acclaimed Tygerberg Children’s choir celebrates four decades of choral music with a reunion gala concert. The choir has won every major international choral ...

Butlers and Billionaires
11/28 - 12/1/2012


When a wealthy playboy is found dead, all evidence seems to point to his eccentric butler. However, as the investigation into the murder deepens, it ...

Casper de Vries - Vark In Hel
11/15 - 11/24/2012


Casper de Vries en sy vlymskerp satire keer terug na Kaapstad met sy laaste-ooit reeks vertonings van Vark In Hel. In dié vertoning steek hy ...


They conquered the World Cup of Funny in 2010. Then they broke all SA comedy records with their Victory Tour that same year. In 2011 ...

RAYMONDA
RAYMONDA
8/24 - 9/1/2012


No fewer than four guest artists will grace the stage in this glamorous re-creation of Norman Furber’s masterpiece, last seen in South Africa in 1996, ...

Videos


PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical in South Africa PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical
Teatro at Montecasino (4/24 - 5/31)
THE NUTCRACKER in South Africa THE NUTCRACKER
Teatro at Montecasino (12/4 - 12/21)
PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical in South Africa PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical
Artscape Theatre Centre (3/18 - 4/19)
THE NUTCRACKER in South Africa THE NUTCRACKER
Teatro at Montecasino (12/4 - 12/21)
Bryan Miles - Elemental in South Africa Bryan Miles - Elemental
The Drama Factory (12/16 - 12/16)
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