Opera UCT presents Benjamin Britten’s thrilling ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. Directed by Harriet Taylor, fresh from her residency at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, together with Movement Director, Scott Howland.
As the highly anticipated world premiere of Donizetti’s rediscovered operatic masterpiece approaches on 4 September, we take a look under the ‘hood’ of what audiences can expect from the stunning costumes that will grace the stage.
The South African College of Music and the Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at the University of Cape Town collaborate to bring you uVuyo – Music and Dance in Motion. With a diverse range of dance styles.
A spectacular African music performance in honour of the UCT's very own Professor Zungula Mzikantu Plaatjies, better known as Dizu, to honour and celebrate a man of monumental stature ahead of his retirement.
Two new books – one charting the performance history of opera in Cape Town and the other on the life of the late South African repetiteur Gordon Jephtas – will be launched on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at the Baxter Concert Hall.
South African College of Music alumnus Conrad Asman’s first opera, ‘Trial by Media,’ was recently performed with great success at Artscape as part of Cape Town Opera’s ‘Shorts – A Festival of Pocket Operas.’
From her base in Belgium, proudly South African singer, artist and actor, and UCT alumnus, Tutu Puoane, has carved an international career predicated on consistency and mastery.
The UCT Big Band, under the directorship of Associate Professor Amanda Tiffin will join the global jazz community in commemorating International Jazz Day which falls on the 30th of April, as declared by UNESCO.
Founded in 2004, the Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa (JMAA) is published by NISC (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Taylor & Francis, and associated with the South African College of Music (SACM) at the University of Cape Town.
