Leigh-Ann Coetzee, a tour guide at South Africa’s oldest tourist attraction – the Cango Caves – often wows visitors with spellbinding operatic performances demonstrating the acoustics of the 20 million-year-old cave system and her potential to be an opera star!
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According to Blogger and TikTok user Sharon Waugh, who visited the Cango Caves during a venture through Oudtshoorn, orchestra performances often used to take place in the Cango Caves.
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Or so she is told by tour guide, Leigh-Ann Coetzee, who went on to demonstrate the great acoustic in the Cango Caves cavern. In doing so, Coetzee wows the crowd with a stunning performance of an Opera classic, Ave Marie.
Waugh captured the performance on video, sharing it with her audience on TikTok. The clip has amassed over 200 000 million views on the platform.
Watch:
@thesharonicles Orchestra performances used to take place in this cavern and it’s not hard to see (or rather hear) why. It’s hard to tell from this video, but I was awestruck by the sheer volume of this “hall” which could easily accommodate an orchestra and an audience. It turns out there is one here that’s three times the size (but not accessible to the public). Thanks so much, Leanne, for singing for us. #cangocaves #acoustics #avemaria #chills #bucketlist #oudtshoorn #travelsouthafrica ♬ original sound – Sharon Waugh
Netizens flocked to the comments section to acknowledge Coetzee’s incredible voice that carried through the caves.
- ‘Tinky’ commented, ‘That is beautiful, she needs more recognition, go South Africa, do this please.’
- ‘Oh Nix!’ wrote: ‘Wow what an angelic voice. 💙 South Africa do your thing 🇿🇦 let’s make her famous.’
- ‘Enya’ wrote: ‘Voice of an angel.’
- ‘Shimmy’ said: ‘She does it on so many of her tours. Loved her as our tour guide last year when we visited.’
Leigh-Ann later commented on Waugh’s video, thanking everyone for the support: ‘Thank you for all the lovely comments, I dearly appreciate it🥰,’ she wrote.
This is not the first time Coetzee has drawn attention online with her stellar Cango Caves performances. In 2022, a travelling family was treated to an Operatic cavern performance by Coetzee.
The family later shared the video on Facebook:
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