Opera Organisation of South Africa

The Opera Organisation of South Africa (OPEROSA)

History

Founded in 1957 by the Afrikaanse Kultuurraad of Pretoria. Its stated aim was to grow into a national organisation and to lobby for funding from the state. This organization did not endeavour to produce opera but rather to negotiate funding from private sponsors, provincial and municipal government. OPEROSA would encourage opera associations from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to join forces by establishing a National Opera Company.

Sources

Antoinette Johanna Olivier. 2014. 'Exploring contributions to opera by The Black Tie Ensemble: a historical case study'. Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master‟s in Music at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University.

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