Guiseppe Paganelli
Guiseppe Paganelli (1882–1956). Teacher, producer/director.
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Biography
Paganelli was born in Forli, Italy and had a successful early career as a world- class tenor before settling in South Africa in 1926.
Career
Paganelli was engaged as a singing teacher at the South African College of Music.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Among the many operas Paganelli directed at the Opera House, Alhambra Theatre, and the Little Theatre were Shamus O’Brien, Don Pasquale, Hänsel und Gretel, La bohème, La traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, La sonnambula, not mentioning the operatic concerts presented by his pupils. William Pickerill conducted many of these productions.
He produced/directed and performed in Il barbiere di Siviglia for the South African College of Music at the Opera House in 1929.
He produced Don Pasquale for the South African College of Music in 1930.
He produced a production of Il matrimonio segreto in 1933, performed by students from the South African College of Music
He produced La Boheme with the Cape Town Orchestra in 1934.
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.
Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.
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