REFLECTION Vienna's Golden Hall: A journey of musical triumph and humbling embarrassment unfolds 5 min 2 By Charmain Naidoo
MUSIC Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha embraces SA classics in showcase of her formidable gifts 2 min 1 By Jared Beukes
REFLECTION Three faces of refugees — humans fleeing disaster is a constant through human history 6 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING Maria — the new Callas biopic depicts very little of what made her unique and unforgettable an artist 2 min 1 By Jared Beukes
THE CONVERSATION The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph 3 min 5 By Thembela Vokwana
THEATRE Nkoli: The Vogue-Opera — it’s fierce, fabulous … and freaking fantastic 3 min 0 By Keith Bain
THEATRE Big, juicy, and quite naughty — ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ is evidence of opera in full swing 7 min 0 By Keith Bain
TRIAL BY MEDIA Duelling arias and piano gunfire — the shock and awe of new opera 8 min 0 By Keith Bain
THEATRE Three bite-size operas offer something old, something new, something comic and something blue 7 min 0 By Keith Bain
OPERA Cape Town Opera delivers Puccini's comedy and tragedy in a powerful double-bill 6 min 0 By Keith Bain
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Artist of the Year: Superb soprano Pretty Yende hits a high note 4 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
STAR SUNG INTO LIFE From township dreams to the world stage — global award affirms Cape baritone Theo Magongoma’s soaring talent 4 min 1 By Chuma Nontsele
WORLD ON OUR STAGE Hitting the high notes – SA’s divas soar in Cape Town as Operalia comes to Africa for the first time 4 min 4 By Keith Bain
DM ARTIST OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP 2022 ‘Dream come true’ – soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha commands her place on the world opera stage 3 min 0 By Tim Malinzi
MATTERS OF OBSESSION On the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s early Spring Symphony Season 4 min 0 By Jared Beukes
MAVERICK LIFE REVIEW Cape Town Opera returns to live performance with an edgy ‘Hansel und Gretel’ 4 min 0 By Jonathan Goschen
MATTERS OF OBSESSION Roger Ballen goes Grimm: From rats and rappers to witches and gingerbread houses 4 min 0 By Keith Bain
SMALL SCREEN This weekend we’re watching: the Oscar-nominated animated shorts 1 min 0 By Tevya Turok Shapiro
MATTERS OF OBSESSION Pumeza Matshikiza: South African opera singer and Covid-19 survivor looks to the future, not the past 7 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
