Director by Magdalene Minnaar
Movement direction and Choreography Fiona du Plooy
Reviews Below:
“Elegantly choregraphed by Fiona du Plooy into a tableau of eye -watering beauty…” Cape Town Opera’s majestic revival of Grand Opera, generated by a marriage of spectacle, drama and vocal proficiency, offers its audiences over two hours of spellbinding entertainment; the time passes as swiftly as a summer night in Rome. read more
Movement director Fiona du Plooy imbues each protagonist with motion and gesture as she choreograpohs each scene. Stunning Tosca– ravishing production – with exceptional performances (voice and theatrical) by Cape Town Opera soloists, Cape Town Opera Chorus (directed by Marvin Kernelle) and children’s choir, (amazing to see the youngsters singing). Bravo to Cape Town Opera and its artistic director Magdalene Minnaar, who is in the director’s seat for this magnificent production. Bravo to the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Björn Bantock) for an exquisite rendition of the delicious Puccini score. I loved this production. There are only four performances in Cape Town. This run, follows a widely successful run in Johannesburg. Do not miss. read more
Calling Puccini’s TOSCA simply powerful, and it is, feels like a disservice to the nuances that play within that description. Cape Town Opera’s staging of TOSCA at the Artscape Opera House is nothing short of spectacular. This favourite of Puccini, even though wrought with tragedy, still has the clout to captivate the mind and reverberate through the soul. read more
I am not much of an opera-fundi but I’ll gladly go and see one when I can. Last night’s local opening of Tosca made me feel so lucky, and special, and delighted, and I have spent the day in a little bit of an altered state just thinking about it. read more