Baroque Opera Gala
Lynelle Kenned and Elsabé Richter (sopranos), Sandile Mabaso (tenor), Bongani Kubheka (bass-baritone), the Cape Town Chamber Choir and Camerata Tinta Barocca opens the Cape Town Baroque Festival with an Opera Gala under the direction of harpsichordist Erik Dippenaar. Music from the operas of Handel, Rameau, Purcell, Blow and Pergolesi will be performed. Anna Stoddard will [...]
Baroque Opera Gala
Lynelle Kenned and Elsabé Richter (sopranos), Sandile Mabaso (tenor), Bongani Kubheka (bass-baritone), the Cape Town Chamber Choir and Camerata Tinta Barocca opens the Cape Town Baroque Festival with an Opera Gala under the direction of harpsichordist Erik Dippenaar. Music from the operas of Handel, Rameau, Purcell, Blow and Pergolesi will be performed. Anna Stoddard will [...]
Chamber music from the Baroque
Music by Uccelini, Merula, Geminiani, Barsanti, Vivaldi and Boyce will be performed in this chamber music concert presented by the Cape Town Baroque Festival. With members of Baroque2000 from Durban, Ralitza Macheva (violin), Refiloe Olifant (violin), Cecilia di Cecco (cello), as well as Capetonian Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord).
Chamber music from the Baroque
Music by Uccelini, Merula, Geminiani, Barsanti, Vivaldi and Boyce will be performed in this chamber music concert presented by the Cape Town Baroque Festival. With members of Baroque2000 from Durban, Ralitza Macheva (violin), Refiloe Olifant (violin), Cecilia di Cecco (cello), as well as Capetonian Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord).
From Bach to Bach
John Coulter (fortepiano) presents a recital of sonatas and rondos by Haydn, Johann Christian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach at the Cape Town Baroque Festival. This programme covers broad styles from the luminous Galante of JC Bach, to the early Romantic in the highly personal style of CPE Bach.
From Bach to Bach
John Coulter (fortepiano) presents a recital of sonatas and rondos by Haydn, Johann Christian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach at the Cape Town Baroque Festival. This programme covers broad styles from the luminous Galante of JC Bach, to the early Romantic in the highly personal style of CPE Bach.
Historic Walking Tour
An interesting feature of the Cape Town Baroque Festival: The heritage architect, John Rennie, will lead a walking tour of the historic city-centre buildings of Cape Town. Special focus points include the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, the Strand Street Lutheran Church, and Mosques in the De Waterkant area.