CAPAB Opera was formed in Cape Town as one of the principal arts segments of the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB).

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 (becoming Cape Town Opera, an independent, nonprofit organisation).

Productions:

1960s: CAPAB's first opera, The Bartered Bride by Smetana, was presented on 8 February 1965 in the Alhambra Theatre.

1980s: Tristan und Isolde (1982)

1990s: Taliep Petersen and David Kramer’s Poison (1992); Jesus Christ Superstar (1996)

For more information, see Cape Performing Arts Board