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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Cape Town Opera Newsletter<br>
3 May 2024</strong></span></span></div>

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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Producer and director, notably for filmed opera for the Metropolitan Opera</span></span></div>

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            <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Donizetti: <em>Lucia di Lammermoor</em></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Artscape Opera House<br>
14 . 16 . 19 . 21 . 23 June</span></span></strong></div>

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<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">In commemoration of <strong>Cape Town Opera’s 25th Anniversary</strong>, we proudly present a brand new staging of Gaetano Donizetti's timeless masterpiece, <em>Lucia di Lammermoor</em>, the very first opera ever staged by our company.<br>
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Directed by the esteemed co-founder and Honorary Patron of Cape Town Opera, <strong>Angelo Gobbato</strong>, this production promises a fresh and riveting perspective on the iconic tale of ill-fated love in 17th-century Scotland.<br>
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The production features the acclaimed Fleur du Cap-winning Cape Town Opera stars <strong>Brittany Smith</strong>, <strong>Lukhanyo Moyake</strong> and <strong>Conroy Scott</strong>, alongside the award-winning voices of the Cape Town Opera Chorus. Kamal Khan returns to conduct the <strong>Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra</strong>.</span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Dates: 14, 16, 19, 21 and 23 June 2024<br>
Venue: Artscape Opera House<br>
Age Restriction: No under 16s<br>
Ticket Prices: R210 - R900<br>
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Senior Citizen discounts apply.</span></span></div>

<div style="text-align: center;"><br>
<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br>
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⭐ </span></span><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Celebrate Cape Town Opera's<br>
25th birthday with us! </strong></span></span><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">⭐</span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><u><strong>Special 25th birthday celebration included with your ticket on June 16!</strong></u></span></div>

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Celebrate 25 years of artistic excellence with Cape Town Opera on June 16!&nbsp;<br>
<br>
Your ticket to the performance grants you exclusive access to a festive post-performance celebration. Enjoy complimentary wine, canapés and birthday cake marking this significant milestone!</span></span><br>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Lerner &amp; Loewe: <em>My Fair Lady</em></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Artscape Opera House : Cape Town<br>
12 December 2024 - 12 January 2025&nbsp;<br>
<br>
Teatro Montecasino : Johannesburg<br>
23 January 2025 - 23 February 2025</span></span></strong></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Following the sell-out success of <em>The Sound Of Music</em>, <strong>Pieter Toerien</strong> with <strong>Cape Town Opera</strong> presents <strong>Lerner &amp; Loewe's</strong>&nbsp;musical masterpiece, <strong><em>My Fair Lady</em></strong>. Containing timeless songs such as “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “Get Me to the Church on Time”, “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”, “I’m Just An Ordinary Man”, “On the Street Where You Live”, “Show Me”, “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” this grand production is set to enthral audiences of all ages!</span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Cast to be announced soon!</span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">The week that was ...</span></span></strong></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>⭐ Cape Town Opera at Suidoosterfees!&nbsp;⭐<br>
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<em>1. Opera Blocks: Jungle Journey</em></strong></span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Cape Town Opera's latest instalment of&nbsp;<em>Opera Blocks, Jungle Journey, </em>delighted<em> c</em>hildren and parents alike!<br>
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<em>Photos: Gys Loubser</em></span></span></div>

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            <em><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Cape Town Opera Chorus member Lusibalwethu Sesanti as the dazzling narrator</span></span></em>
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            <em><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Judith Neilson Young Artist Tylor Lamani</span></span></em>
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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>2. <em>Bon Appétit!</em>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Fleur du Cap winner <strong>Janelle Visagie</strong>, with direction by <strong>Magdalene Minnaar</strong> and musical direction by <strong>José Dias</strong>, brought this unique culinary comedy based on Julia Child's chocolate cake recipe&nbsp;to life in a mesmerising 21-minute performance, celebrating the 21st anniversary of the Suidoosterfees!<br>
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<em>Video: Elisabeth Manduell</em></span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>3. Suidoosterfees Opera Gala!</strong></span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">The Cape Town Opera Chorus and (future stars) the Cape Town Opera&nbsp;Children's Chorus shared the stage&nbsp;during the <em>Suidoosterfees Opera Gala</em>.&nbsp;<br>
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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong><em>Opera Blocks</em><br>
tours local communities!</strong></span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">In addition to its successful run as part of the Suidoosterfees, <em>Opera Blocks</em>&nbsp;visited local communities around Cape Town, with productions in Oceanview and Salt River.&nbsp;<br>
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We would like to thank the <strong>City of Cape Town</strong> for their generous&nbsp;support of this important initiative.<br>
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<em>Photos: Elisabeth Manduell</em></span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>&nbsp;Community Concerts</strong></span></font></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">The <strong>Cape Town Opera Chorus</strong>, led by Chorus Master <strong>Marvin Kernelle</strong> at the piano, captivated audiences in Edgemead, Blouberg, Durbanville, and Simon's Town with a series of free concerts.&nbsp;<br>
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We would like to express our sincerest thanks&nbsp;to the <strong>Judith Neilson Foundation</strong>&nbsp;and the <strong>City of Cape Town</strong> for their generous support of these concerts.<br>
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<em>Photos: Daniel Comer</em></span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>See Cape Town Opera singers in<br>
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                            <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Sister Associated Companies of Artscape are joining&nbsp;<strong>Cape Town City Ballet's&nbsp;</strong>new show, <em>I Got Rhythm</em>, which is billed as a celebration of the city's rich cultural tapestry.<br>
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Performers from contemporary dance company <strong>Jazzart, </strong>singers from <strong>Cape Town Opera, </strong>and the<strong> Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra </strong>are all&nbsp;part of the show!</span></span></div>

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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Newzroom Afrika's Yazeed Kamaldie gets a behind-the-scenes look at this exciting new production.&nbsp;</span></span></span></em></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>⭐️ The 42nd International Belvedere Singing Competition ⭐️</strong></span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Judith Neilson Young Artist mezzo-soprano<strong> Julia Portela Piñón </strong>has been selected to<strong>&nbsp;</strong>participate in the annual Belvedere competition alongside two former Cape Town Opera Young Artist baritones, <strong>Thando Zwane</strong> and <strong>Lwazi Dlamini</strong>.<br>
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The International Belvedere Singing Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world,&nbsp;with a staggering 888 singers participating in 2023.&nbsp;This year the final rounds take place in Urmala, Latvia from 2-9 June.<br>
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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Featured article:<br>
<em>25 jaar se musiek, geskiedenis by Kaapstad Opera</em></strong></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Die Kaapstad opera vier vanjaar hul 25ste bestaansjaar en is die enigste operageselskap in Afrika wat dwarsdeur die jaar aktief is.</span></span></font><br>
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<em><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">[Cape Town Opera celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is the only opera company in Africa active throughout the year.]</span></span></em><br>
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<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Mizanne Hattingh, <em>Maroela Media</em><br>
Read full article <a href="https://capetownopera.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f44cd8b806e7c313624f01244&id=68548dbc4b&e=7446a82957" target="_blank" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">here</a>.</span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Cape Town Opera's Got Talent!&nbsp;</strong></span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Former Cape Town Opera Young Artist Programme tenor<strong> Innocent Masuku</strong> caught the attention of the entire world during his audition for <em>Britain's Got Talent.</em><br>
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His powerful performance of <em>Caruso</em>&nbsp;blew both judges and audiences away. In just over a week, it fetched a staggering 2.7 million views on YouTube!<br>
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Watch his performance below to find out why ...&nbsp;</span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong><em>Opera Blocks </em>| Artscape Innovation Lounge</strong></span></span></div>

<div style="text-align: justify;"><br>
<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Tina Bester</strong><br>
Had the best time with the little ones!! They're already nagging me about seeing the show next year<br>
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<strong>Kirsten Macropolous</strong><br>
My little one loved it ❤️<br>
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<strong>Jennifer Puckovski</strong><br>
Perfect afternoon out with the little one!</span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><em>BON APPÉTIT!</em> | Artscape</span></strong></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Matthew Renshaw</strong><br>
Such a treat to watch! 21 minutes of pure entertainment <br>
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<strong>Narriman Sing-Lee</strong><br>
Amazing! My first time seeing it - 10/10 recommend!!<br>
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<strong>zeeefakroodeen</strong><br>
Bravo </span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong><em>Cape Town Opera Community Concerts</em>&nbsp;</strong></span></font></span><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Janet&nbsp;Hill-Lewis&nbsp;</strong></font></div>

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">It was a magnificent concert and i was very moved by the beautiful voices i heard.... i cried almost through the whole concert as each one sang solo.... what a God-given gift they all have.... !! i would be honoured if you told them i was there watching and listening to them and was very moved.... i think they all saw me in my blue shirt wiping tears from my eyes in the third row.... i couldnt stop.... !! I told my son .... he will try and get tickets too for the concerts.... you can also co- ordinate with him.... i am sure he may come if he is not booked up.... his diary is booked sometimes weeks in advance.... !! It would be nice to have him there too.... !! WE value greatly what you are doing.... what a WONDERFUL initiative and we wish you all the success you so deserve.... times are tough now for everybody.... please, please persevere.... and dont give up. God is good....lift it up to HIM in prayer and watch HIM bless you.... xxx i wish you a wonderful future..... God BLESS you all....xxxxx Janet</span></span></div>

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<span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>jeaniepay44</strong><br>
Thank you for your beautiful concert in Blouberg yesterday. We loved it!!!!!<br>
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<strong>anniemarais82</strong><br>
Amazing!! My family and I had such a great time ❤️<br>
<br>
<strong>alexvanwyk</strong><br>
Amazing! Such a great talented cast <br>
<br>
<strong>erinzuidema</strong><br>
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️</span></span></div>

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                            <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>La Triviata</strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16px">Kirsten Cumming</span></strong></span><br>
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                            <em><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Kirsten served as the projection designer during the Shorts Festival and will resume this role for Lucia di Lammermoor.</span></span></em>
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                            <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>1. How would you describe your job to a child?</strong><br>
I create the scenery for plays with pictures and videos and help make the stories come to life….as if by magic.&nbsp;<br>
<br>
<strong>2. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?</strong><br>
Are you sure?&nbsp;<br>
<br>
<strong>3. Which talent would you most like to have?</strong><br>
To be able to play and compose music.<br>
<br>
<strong>4. What is your most treasured possession?</strong><br>
My laptop<br>
<br>
<strong>5. If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be?</strong><br>
Yuval Noah Harari<br>
Trevor Noah<br>
Sam Harris<br>
<br>
<strong>6. What’s the most interesting thing about you that people don’t know?</strong><br>
I joined the British Army…..for 10 days. &nbsp;I realised very VERY quickly I’d made a mistake and luckily hadn’t done my Oath of Allegiance to the Queen yet so could get out of my sticky situation without consequence.<br>
<br>
<strong>7. What would your autobiography be called?</strong><br>
<em>A Million Questions</em><br>
<br>
<strong>8. If you could redesign the food pyramid without any dire health consequences, how would it look?</strong><br>
Eating healthy would be first nature, delicious, easy and affordable for everyone and there would be no food allergies. &nbsp;<br>
<br>
<strong>9. If you could steal credit for any great piece of art (music, film, book, visual art), which one would you claim?</strong><br>
Baraka<br>
<br>
<strong>10. What’s currently on your music playlist?</strong><br>
Amapiano amapiano amapiano! I would love to do an opera with amapiano-style music….amaopera!&nbsp;</span></span><br>
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Her credits include (Theatre): <em>Maxeke: This Work Is Not For Yourselves, Dance of the La Gumas, The Life and Times of Michael K, As Die See Byt, Snapped, Lalela uLwandle, Antigone (Not Quite / Quiet). Opera: Tosca, Die Sewe Doodsondes, Sara Baartman, Cosi fan tutte, Magic Flute, Der fliegende Holländer, Mandela Trilogy, Heart of Redness. Musical Theatre : Star+Crossed, The Producers, Samson, Living Coloured, Aunty Merle It’s A Girl, Danger in the Dark, South Pacific, Tsotsi, Aunty Merle the Musical. Ballet &amp; dance: Manyano, Dreaming Dance in District 6: The Johaar Mosaval Story, Little Mermaid, Cinderella. Experimental Theatre: Stream</em></span></span></p>
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