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No charm can stop what’s coming.Opera UCT brings Mozart’s Don Giovanni to the Baxter Theatre Centre for four performances only, from 22 to 25 October 2026.
Don Giovanni seduces, deceives and believes he can escape every consequence. But when he kills a young woman’s father, a force from beyond the grave begins to close in. Beneath the charm and bravado lies a man running from the one thing he cannot control: mortality.
Mozart’s music moves between dark tragedy, sharp comedy and moments of tenderness. Whether you know the opera well or are encountering it for the first time, its voices, music and drama bring you into a world where every invitation carries a risk.
The Opera UCT cast and chorus are joined by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra in a fully staged production directed by Talia Stern, with sets and costumes by Allegra Bernacchioni, and conducted by Jeremy Silver and Peggy Wu. Stern and Wu are Jette Parker Artists at the Royal Ballet and Opera.
Opera at full force. Its future in the making.
Choose your performance
Thursday 22 October: 19h00
Friday 23 October: 19h00
Saturday 24 October: 19h00
Sunday 25 October: 15h00
Venue
Pam Golding Theatre, Baxter Theatre Centre, Cape Town
Tickets
Full price: R210–R550
Pensioners: R170–R380
Students: R100
Under 18s: R18
A 10% discount is available for bookings of six or more full price tickets.
Book at Webtickets.
Tickets also available from the Baxter Box Office.
Make a Sunday of it
For the Sunday performance, add a R150 meal at La Cuccina, with lunch at 13h00 or dinner at 18h30. Book through Webtickets. Limited to 150 guests per sitting.
Before you attend
Sung in Italian, with English and isiXhosa surtitles (captions).
Running time: approximately three hours and 15 minutes, including one interval.
This production contains descriptions of sexual assault.
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Event venue
Baxter Theatre, UCT TV, Baxter Rd, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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