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Revision as of 13:59, 15 February 2024
CAPAB Opera was formed in Cape Town as one of the principal arts segments of the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB).
History
CAPAB Opera closed in 1997, becoming Cape Town Opera, an independent, nonprofit organisation.
Staff
Murray Dickie was a former Artistic Director of CAPAB Opera. David Matheson was resident producer with CAPAB Opera from 1978 to 1984. Angelo Gobbato was appointed Director of CAPAB Opera in January 1989, and continued as Director until 1997 when CAPAB Opera closed.
Productions
Operas
1965: CAPAB's first opera, The Bartered Bride by Smetana, was presented on 8 February 1965 in the Alhambra Theatre.
1982: Tristan und Isolde
1985: Don Giovanni, Aida, La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Faust
1986: Le Nozze di Figaro, Der Fliegende Holländer, Cavalleria Rusticana, Gianni Schicchi, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Fledermaus
1987: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Falstaff, Madama Butterfly, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Turandot
1988: Rigoletto, Die Zauberflöte, Aida, Le Nozze di Figaro, Otello
1989: Carmen, Lohengrin, La Traviata, Die Lustige Witwe
1990: Fidelio, Don Carlo, The Rape of Lucretia, Der Freischütz, L’elisir d’amore, La Bohème, Hänsel und Gretel
Musicals
1992: Taliep Petersen and David Kramer’s Poison
1996: Jesus Christ Superstar
For more information, see Cape Performing Arts Board
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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