Free Opera Concerts Across Cape Town Next Week!
Good Things Guy | 19.02.2026 22:00
A chance for Cape Town residents to experience opera outside of the theatre, without a ticket or a tux!
Cape Town, South Africa (19 February 2026) – The communities of Bothasig, Langa, and Fish Hoek are in for a treat next week.
The Cape Town Opera Vocal Ensemble is set to perform free concerts across all three communities. This forms part of the Opera in your Neighbourhood initiative, which launched in 2022 with an inaugural concert at Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchell’s Plain.
In association with the City of Cape Town’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department, the free concerts give residents the opportunity to experience the art and beauty of opera in accessible spaces like civic centres and city halls.
In past years, the community concerts were well received for bringing art, inspiration and joy to all audiences and ages across the city. Given that positive reception, it has now being expanded to bring broader access to Cape Town’s cultural life. Cape Town Opera’s Vocal Ensemble of 18, along with their chorus master, will perform at the Langa Civic Centre on 26 February at 12:00, the Bothasig Community Hall on 27 February at 18:00 and the Fish Hoek Community Hall on 28 February at 12:00.
“Opera is a uniquely powerful art form that combines music, drama visual art and dance. It is often viewed as inaccessible, but through Opera in Your Neighbourhood we bring the opera to communities. The City is proud to support this initiative as it gives residents an opportunity to attend a concert and be immersed in this rich cultural art form,” said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham.
The concerts are open to residents of all ages, are free of charge. While access is free, those wishing to attend should secure their seats in advance by sending their RSVPs to ArtsandCulture.GIA@capetown.gov.za.
