Way back in those supposedly halcyon days of the Apartheid state, opera (along with ballet) was purposely used to prove the importance and vitality of European high culture right at the southern tip ...

Despite the show's cancellation, Madiba: The African Opera had a lot to offer. Typically when bodies of work about the struggle icon are created, they tend to focus on a certain aspect of his life. It ...

The opera based on Nelson Mandela's life - Madiba: The Africa Opera - may get an encore after producer Unathi Mtirara revealed that the show will go on. "We want to make sure that the story continues, ...

The more than R2-million grant allocated by the National Lotteries Board of South Africa (NLB) is too little to cover the costs of a stage play about the life of former president Nelson Mandela, a ...

Nelson Mandela’s great nephew and chief executive of Opera South Africa, Unathi Mtirara, believes there were many aspects of his “grandfather’s” life that were being left out, so he put together ...

Madiba: The African Opera premiered on Friday at the State Theatre in Pretoria but was forced to close three days later when it ran out of money to pay performers. “This is due to non-payment from ...

Madiba: the African Opera at the South African State Theatre last week. Photo: Ron Sibiya The collapse of Madiba: the African Opera after only three performances at the State Theatre in the city ...