Preparations are well underway, and the Artscape Opera House is ready to host the competition from 30 October 30 to 5 November.
The competition was founded in 1993 and has helped establish the careers of many singers, like Yende, Sekgapane and Metropolitan Opera star Sonya Yoncheva. Explaining the rationale for staging this prestigious event in Cape Town, Domingo said: ‘In making the decision where to host the 30th anniversary competition, we took into account that South Africa has an international reputation for the quality of its singers such as previous Operalia winners Pretty Yende and Levy Sekgapane, the reputation and quality of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra , the body of work of Cape Town Opera , and the versatility of the venue within the Artscape Theatre...