The award for Best Performance in a Opera - Male goes to Thando Zwane as Acmet in 'Dalinda' #60FDCTheatreAwards

The award for Best Performance in a Opera - Female goes to Nontobeko Bhengu as Dalinda in 'Dalinda' #60FDCTheatreAwards

OperaUCT flying the flag high at the 60th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards this evening! Congratulations to Nontobeko Bhengu and Thando Zwane for winning the Best Performance in an Opera - Female and Male respectively - in our world-première production of Donizetti’s Dalinda.

Provincial Minister for Cultural Affairs and Sport Ricardo Mackenzie MPP🇿🇦 with Opera UCT baritone, Thando Zwane, winner of this evening’s Fleur du Cap award for best male singer in an opera. Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards #60FDCTheatreAwards

About our staged double-bill of Schumann’s  Frauenliebe und -leben and Janáçek’s Diary of One Who Vanished. weekendspecial.co.za/the-rise-and-r…

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

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

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

Wishing Opera UCT tenor, Mkhanyiseli Dyantyi, all happiness and success as he joins the 2025-26 cohort at National Opera Studio #youngartists #opera #proudlysouthafrican

Our vision for a performance of Il Trovatore was gloriously realised through partnership with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and AfriArts Chorus. Jeremy Silver Nontobeko Bhengu, Mkhanyiseli Dyantyi, Bongiwe Nakani, Theo Magongoma, Monde Masimini Photos: Joan Ward

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

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

Congratulations to Opera UCT tenor, Vuyisa Xipu, on receiving a prestigious Leonard Ingrams award at Garsington Opera #youngartists #OperaUCT #operauctalumni

Congratulations to Opera UCT tenor, Luvo Maranti, as he concludes his year National Opera Studio and continues his journey as an Emerging Artist Scottish Opera #youngartists #operauctalumni #operasingersofinstagram

A timely celebration of South African Art Song at this 5th collaboration between #OperaUCT and the vocal division Stellenbosch University. Come and hear these talented young singers, supported brilliantly by Jeremy Silver at the piano. #proudlysouthafrican #youngartists

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

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. Opera UCT briefly.co.za/entertainment/…

A Stylish and Charming Triumph! weekendspecial.co.za/die-fledermaus…

Throwback to our Enchanted Baroque concert at St. George's CT in December - balm for the soul in the midst of the madness of Xmas! Our thanks to KT Wong Foundation & GAVIN RAJAH for their support, & to Klein Constantia for contributing to the reception. #CapeTownMusic #ClassicalMusicSA

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.