Opera UCT’s Sakhumzi Martins and Ondelwa Martins star in La traviata opposite each other in the lead roles, as Alfredo and Violetta. The couple from Observatory will be alternating in the principal roles with Cape Town Opera House Soloists Brittany Smith and Lukhanyo Moyake. They will perform in Verdi’s timeless masterpiece that is directed and designed by Marí Borstlap and that opens at the Artscape theatre for a limited season from Thursday October 26. The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by Jeremy Silver. Tickets are available through Computicket or 021 421 7695. PICTURE: Marguerite Oelofse