Signor Modggi

Signor Modggi (?-?) director, producer and conductor.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

According to Alkema, in 1887 Signor Modggi, director, producer and conductor of an Italian opera company, staged four operas at the Opera House in Cape Town for a period of three months: Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and Verdi’s Aida, Rigoletto, and La traviata [Records show the Opera House was only built in 1893]. He stayed for 16 years afterwards, formed an orchestra from local musicians, and produced other operas and oratorios.

Sources

Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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