Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation goes outdoors in March and April with a series of concerts and the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre, culminating in a grand gala. The Voice of the Nation Studio will show its mettle in arias and ensembles from the operatic and musicals repertoire, with a number of contemporary songs thrown in for good measure. Performances with a duration of 40 minutes takes place on Saturday 7 March, Saturday 11 April, culminating on Saturday 25 April with the Gala event. The studio will be joined by the 24-strong ensemble in the Gala on the 25th April at 19:00 as part of the Freedom Day celebrations. The two-hour long programme promises extracts from opera, operattas, musicals as well as popular contemporary songs.