Opera lovers, mark your calendars - and if you’ve never experienced opera before, this might be the perfect time to start. Opera UCT and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra with the powerful voices of the CPO AfriArts Choir, is proud to present a concert performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore - for one night only - at Cape Town City Hall on 26th June.

The concert is presented with the generous support of the City of Cape Town and is part of the CPO’s Winter Symphonies at the City Hall season.

This is the first time in two decades that Il Trovatore will be performed in Cape Town - making this an unmissable moment for South African audiences. More than a revival, and with skilled Opera UCT director Jeremy Silver as conductor, this production offers a refined and resonant interpretation of Verdi’s masterpiece. 

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