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Cape Town Opera presents the second edition of Shorts: A Festival of Short Operas! Featuring four captivating, bite-sized operas, each under an hour in length, including one collaboration with Opera UCT, plus two special workshops—one showcasing a new opera and the other introducing newly written South African libretti.
Set in the Wave Theatre in the city centre, the festival promises audiences a refreshing experience with music that’s rarely, if ever, been heard in South Africa. Located near the trendy restaurants and bars of Bree Street, it’s the perfect spot for a full night out before or after the show. Enjoy performances by Cape Town favourites William Berger and Siphamandla Moyake, joined by Cape Town Opera House Soloists and Young Artists, and the future stars from Opera UCT. Musical direction by Jan Hugo, Jeremy Silver and José Dias, along with direction from Jackï Job, Fred Abrahamse, Marcel Meyer, Christine Crouse and Victoria Stevens.
Bluebeard’s Castle
Director: Victoria Stevens
Pianist: Jan Hugo
Featuring: William Berger and Siphamandla Moyake
Judith leaves behind her peaceful life to become the bride of Bluebeard, stepping into his dark, enigmatic castle—a place shrouded in ominous rumours that mirror its mysterious owner. Driven by love and a desire to brighten Bluebeard’s shadowed world, Judith is determined to uncover his secrets. The castle holds seven locked rooms and despite Bluebeard’s reluctance, Judith insists on opening each door. With every door, the mystery intensifies, drawing her deeper into a darkness from which there may be no escape. At the final door, her fate is irrevocably sealed.
Atlas of Remote Islands
Composer: Nathan Hall
Director:Jackï Job
Musical Director:Nathan Lewis
Featuring:CTO Judith Neilson Young Artists
A one-act opera inspired by Judith Schalansky`s 2009 non-fiction book and adapted by Alan Olejniczak. Through haunting, poetic descriptions, it explores real islands around the world—some uncharted, some lost and rediscovered, some uninhabited, and some purely scientific. With a rapidly shifting cast of characters, Atlas transports audiences across these remote landscapes, weaving a tale of longing, curiosity and wanderlust. It reminds us that while the destinations may not always meet our expectations, the true magic is in what lies beyond.
An Opera UCT production
Director: Christine Crouse
Musical Director: Jeremy Silver
Duration: 60 minutes
Frauenliebe und Leben – Robert Schumann/ Adelbert von Chamisso
Featuring: Molly Dzangare
Sung Language: German
A song cycle of eight songs for female voice and piano, presenting an evolving story of love and life. From her nervously excited first feelings and the uncertainty of returned affection, we share the narrator’s journey towards marriage. Hereafter, she gains in maturity and confidence as she announces her pregnancy. In the final song, we witness the strength and range of her emotions as she confronts the loss of her husband.
Triptych: Women at War
King Harald’s Saga - Judith Weir
A Letter from Sullivan Ballou - John Kander
Erwartung - Arnold Schoenberg/Marie Pappenheim
A Cape Town Opera production.
Director: Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer
Musical Director/Pianist: José Dias
Duration: 60 minutes for all three titles combined
Featuring: Alida Scheepers, Nonhlanhla Yende and Clara Hugo
Triptych brings together three distinct works into a powerful hour of operatic brilliance, where each piece, or ‘panel,’ engages in a thought-provoking dialogue with the others. This trio of works is bound by the evocative theme of women
Film screenings of award-winning international digital operas, all under 1 hour long.
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