Cape Town Opera’s African Angels has travelled widely and with great success since 2013, in countries including France, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Sweden and the UK. A distinctive mix of popular operatic repertoire, African traditional and gospel music, the programme showcases the exceptional voices and stylistic versatility of CTO’s ensemble. This vibrant show is directed by Tara Notcutt and choreographed by Luvo Rasemeni with musical direction by Jose Dias and CTO Chorus Master, Marvin Kernelle.
Audiences can enjoy Wagner’s rousing Pilgrims Chorus, Mascagni’s Ave Maria, and classics from Show Boat as well as South African favourites which include music by Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
2020
GERMANY: Mannheim, Dortmund, Essen, Baden-Baden, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, München, Duisberg, Frankfurt
NETHERLANDS: Den Bosch
SWITZERLAND: Basel
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2019
GERMANY: Düsseldorf, Köln, Stuttgart
2017
GERMANY: Frankfurt, München, Mannheim, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Cologne, Essen, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Basel
2016
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town, Oude Libertas Stellenbosch
NETHERLANDS: Tiel, Eindhoven, Cuijk, Den Haag, Gouda, Mönchengladba, Drachten
AUSTRIA: Linz
GERMANY: Dusseldorf, Recklinghausen, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt
SWITZERLAND: Zurich, Basel
SWEDEN: Umeå, Jonkoping, Vara, Stockholm
2015
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town, Stellenbosch
GERMANY: Mannheim, Dortmund, Essen, Bonn, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Wiesbaden, Freiburg, Bremen, Hamburg, München
SWITZERLAND: Basel, Zürich
2014
NETHERLANDS: Amstelveen, Emmeloord, Arnhem, Eindhoven, Veredendaal, Maaseik, Rotterdam, Bussum, Lelystad, Den Helder, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Groesbeek, Leiden, Haarlem, Spijkenisse, Rotterdam, Amersfoort, Alkmaar, Zwolle, Capelle A/D Ijsel, Terneuzen, Utrecht
BELGIUM: Genk, Leuven
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town, Stellenbosch
GERMANY: Cologne
2013
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town
NETHERLANDS: Dronten, Zaandam, Hoofdorp, Zutphen, IJmuiden, Oss, Roermond, Apeldoorn, Venlo, Hoorn, Den Haag, Franeker, Stadskanaal, Maastricht, Hengelo, Schiedam, Gouda, Nijmegen, Heerlen, Alkmaar, Groningen, Almere, Rijswijk, Hasselt, Middelburg.