L. van Beetoven's Fidelio in Concert: Cape Town Opera

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Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Cape Town's breathtaking Artscape Theatre Centre for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of opera.

Fidelio tells the story of a young woman, Leonora/Fidelio, who goes undercover as a young male prison warden where her husband, Florestan, is unjustly being kept prisoner. Fidelio’s plan is to find a way to — somehow — free her husband. The opera is based
(admittedly loosely) on a true story known to Beethoven’s librettist. With its stirring choruses and soaring vocal ensemble music, Fidelio is a perfect opera for a performance in concert.

Johanni van Oostrum will sing her first Leonore, and is scheduled to reprise the role at Garsington Opera in June 2020. Musa Ngqungwana makes a welcome return as Rocco. Amy Jephta has written new narrations especially for this production, and Maestro Jeremy Silver will conduct the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra in this vast work.