Veretia Harvey

Veretia Harvey (néé Mocke) (1938-) Speech and music teacher, playwright and composer of children's music.

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Biography

Born Veretia Mocke in Benoni on 13 September 1938. Music teacher and composer of children's music.

Had tuition in both singing and pianoforte before she became a student of Pieter de Villiers.

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

Harvey composed a number of operettas. These include:

• Klasie die vlakhasie (1961)

• Die onvoltooide aria (1962)

• Alleen in die wêreld (1963)

• Die Goue Toorstokkie, published as a DALRO Playscript (1973/1974)

• Bim, die stoute beertjie (1975)

• Blou, blou waar is jy nou? (1975)

• Moffie Muis (1980)

And the following (dates unknown):

• Die troue in die poppekas

• Paddastrofes of Strandrots

• Lindie se wens

• Jan Wappies

Sources

Jacques P. Malan. 1974. The South African Music Encyclopedia (J-O), Oxford University Press: page 247. [1]

file:///C:/Users/satj/Downloads/FZ_Van_Der_Merwe_Volume_3%20(1).pdf

Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.

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