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Upcoming Opera UCT Performances in Cape Town
Don Giovanni
Opera UCT presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, staged by French-American director Talia Stern, with designs by Allegra Bernacchioni. The Opera UCT cast and chorus, joined by the CPO, are conducted by Peggy Wu and Jeremy Silver.
22 October 2026
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Don Giovanni
Opera UCT presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, staged by French-American director Talia Stern, with designs by Allegra Bernacchioni. The Opera UCT cast and chorus, joined by the CPO, are conducted by Peggy Wu and Jeremy Silver.
23 October 2026
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Don Giovanni
Opera UCT presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni, staged by French-American director Talia Stern, with designs by Allegra Bernacchioni. The Opera UCT cast and chorus, joined by the CPO, are conducted by Peggy Wu and Jeremy Silver.
24 October 2026
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News
Opera UCT brings Mozart’s Don Giovanni to The Baxter
Opera UCT presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni, an opera of seduction, deception and murder as the notorious libertine’s years of cruelty and debauchery catch up with him.
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Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition returns
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) South African College of Music supports the 2026 Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition, South Africa’s only vocal competition dedicated exclusively to operetta and emerging classical singers.
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Molly Dzangare wins first prize at prestigious UNISA International Voice Competition
The South African College of Music and Opera UCT proudly congratulate soprano Molly Dzangare on winning First Prize at the UNISA International Voice Competition, marking a remarkable international achievement.
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Opera UCT Productions
Don Giovanni
Opera UCT presents Mozart’s Don Giovanni, staged by French-American director Talia Stern, with designs by Allegra Bernacchioni. The Opera UCT cast and chorus, joined by the CPO, are conducted by Peggy Wu and Jeremy Silver.
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Die Fledermaus (2025)
Opera meets high fashion in Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta Die Fledermaus, in a bold, jazz-club-inspired setting that fuses haute couture, comedy and musical brilliance.
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The Turn of the Screw (2024)
Opera UCT presents Britten’s gripping ghost story, The Turn of the Screw, in a production by American stage director, Harriet Taylor, with set and costume design by Marcel Meyer and musical direction by Jeremy Silver.
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Dalinda (2024)
Opera UCT makes history with the world-première staging of Donizetti’s opera Dalinda.
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