Carmina Burana Live

Schedule

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Jakes Gerwel Hall University Of Western Cape | Cape Town, WC

CARMINA BURANA - MUCH LOVED BY MANY AND ON THE BUCKET LIST OF OTHERS!

Orff’s magnificent masterpiece will be staged on 22 and 23 August 2025 at 7 pm in the Jakes Gerwel Hall UWC by The Symphony Choir of Cape Town joined by the SACS Boys High School Choir members of the Langa Old Apostolic Church Choir Rondebosch Preparatory Boys School Choir Windworx and the Stellenbosch University Symphonic Wind Ensembles. This musical extravaganza will be conducted by Levi Alexander and feature 3 talented soloists: Lynelle Kenned (Soprano) Siphesihle Mdena (Counter Tenor) and William Berger (Baritone).

This popular work is a cantata composed between 1935 and 1936 by Carl Orff and based on 24 medieval songs and poems that cover a range of topics from the unpredictability of fortune (which waxes and wanes as the moon) the ephemeral nature of life the joys of spring and also the pleasures and perils of love drinking gambling and lust.

And for those of us who were around in the 1970's the opening gambit Oh Fortuna will always remind us of the Old Spice TV commercial!

The programme will also include Alexander Borodin's beautiful Polovtsian Dances from his opera Prince Igor.

Where is it happening?

Jakes Gerwel Hall University Of Western Cape, Robert Solanwke, University of The Western Cape, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa
Symphony Choir of Cape Town

Host or Publisher Symphony Choir of Cape Town

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Cape Town

ABBA TRIBUTE AT SUIKERBOSSIE
Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm ABBA TRIBUTE AT SUIKERBOSSIE

Suikerbossie Restaurant & Estate

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
ABBA TRIBUTE: Mike & The Harmonix
Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm ABBA TRIBUTE: Mike & The Harmonix

Victoria Dr, 7806 Hout Bay, South Africa

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jenny & James @ Cafe Roux
Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm Jenny & James @ Cafe Roux

Cafe Roux

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles | Cape Town
Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles | Cape Town

Buitenkant Street

CANDLELIGHT-CONCERTS MUSIC
Breakfast, Beats & Bubbles | Dine On The Wild Side
Sat, 23 Aug at 08:00 am Breakfast, Beats & Bubbles | Dine On The Wild Side

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Drive, 7700 Cape Town, South Africa

Thrive and Rise - A midlife resent for mind, body & soul
Sat, 23 Aug at 08:30 am Thrive and Rise - A midlife resent for mind, body & soul

Seven Circles

POP-UPS
Paul & Silas Beach Fun Run
Sat, 23 Aug at 09:00 am Paul & Silas Beach Fun Run

Van Riebeeck Strand

IMM Graduate School Open Day 23 Aug Cape Town
Sat, 23 Aug at 09:00 am IMM Graduate School Open Day 23 Aug Cape Town

Floor 1, Cape Town Cruise Terminal, V&A Waterfront

WORKSHOPS
Deep South Music Madness
Thu, 14 Aug at 06:00 pm Deep South Music Madness

Noordhoek Farm Village, 270 Chapmans Peak Dr, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCES
Social Cardio Tennis Friday's
Fri, 15 Aug Social Cardio Tennis Friday's

Three Anchor Bay Tennis Club, Bill Peters Drive, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa

PARTIES SPORTS
Ned Evett Live at Alma Cafe
Fri, 15 Aug at 06:30 pm Ned Evett Live at Alma Cafe

The Alma Cafe

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dinner & Dance ft. Francois Hardy & Warren Sayer
Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Dinner & Dance ft. Francois Hardy & Warren Sayer

Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Rd, 7806 Constantia, South Africa

MUSIC LIVE-MUSIC
EAZY FOREVER . . .\n50 YEARS FRESH
Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm EAZY FOREVER . . . 50 YEARS FRESH

Selective Live

ENTERTAINMENT PARTIES
RAW FLEX prs. HOTBOX CT @ BIBLIO
Fri, 15 Aug at 09:00 pm RAW FLEX prs. HOTBOX CT @ BIBLIO

50 Hout St, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa

CONTESTS
CTCS PRESENTS THE BAXTER TRIO
Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am CTCS PRESENTS THE BAXTER TRIO

Baxter Theatre

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Sisters Shining \u2013 A tribute to the power of women through poetry, music & dance
Sat, 16 Aug at 03:00 pm Sisters Shining – A tribute to the power of women through poetry, music & dance

The Novalis Ubuntu Institute

ART LITERARY-ART
Melkbos Night Market
Sat, 16 Aug at 04:00 pm Melkbos Night Market

1 Robben Road, Melkbosstrand, Cape Town, South Africa

NIGHT-MARKETS MUSIC
\u201cBorn To Be Wild\u201d -  A Sixties & Seventies Revolution - PLUS Springbok Rugby on the BIG SCREEN!
Sat, 16 Aug at 04:30 pm “Born To Be Wild” - A Sixties & Seventies Revolution - PLUS Springbok Rugby on the BIG SCREEN!

Noordhoek Farm Village, 270 Chapmans Peak Dr, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa

SPORTS MUSIC
\u201cThe Fab Four\u201d - A Tribute to The Beatles
Sat, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm “The Fab Four” - A Tribute to The Beatles

Noordhoek Farm Village, 270 Chapmans Peak Dr, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
\u201cPAINT IT BLACK\u201d \u2013 a special tribute to The Rolling Stones!
Sat, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm “PAINT IT BLACK” – a special tribute to The Rolling Stones!

Noordhoek Farm Village, 270 Chapmans Peak Dr, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

What's Happening Next in Cape Town?

Discover Cape Town Events