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'''DOWDESWELL, Christopher''' [http://www.fsso.org.za/about-fsso/management/12-chris-dowdeswell] (1944-2011) was a British-born musical director and conductor. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He came to South Africa in 1981 to take up an appointment as Resident Conductor at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] where he conducted a wide range of operas, concerts, ballets, musicals and oratorios. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Free State Symphony Orchestra.

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		+	2008: ''[[Rigoletto]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]])

	2009: ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' ([[Black Tie Ensemble]])		2009: ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' ([[Black Tie Ensemble]])

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−	'''~~DOWDESWELL,~~ Christopher''' [http://www.fsso.org.za/about-fsso/management/12-chris-dowdeswell] (1944-2011) was a British-born musical director and conductor. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He came to South Africa in 1981 to take up an appointment as Resident Conductor at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] where he conducted a wide range of operas, concerts, ballets, musicals and oratorios. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the [[Free State Symphony Orchestra]].	+	'''Christopher Dowdeswell''' [http://www.fsso.org.za/about-fsso/management/12-chris-dowdeswell] (1944-2011) was a British-born musical director and conductor.
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		+	==Biography==
		+	He studied at the Royal College of Music in London.
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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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		+	He came to South Africa in 1981 to take up an appointment as Resident Conductor at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] where he conducted a wide range of operas, concerts, ballets, musicals and oratorios. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the [[Free State Symphony Orchestra]].
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		+	Productions conducted by him include:
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		+	1982: ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
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		+	2000: ''[[Amarantha]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]] & [[University of Cape Town]])
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		+	2001: ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'' ([[Stellenbosch University]])
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		+	2001: ''[[Rigoletto]]'' ([[Black Tie Ensemble]])
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		+	2002: ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' ([[Black Tie Ensemble]])
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		+	2007: Macbeth ([[Third World Bunfight]] and [[Cape Town Opera]])
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		+	2009: ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' ([[Black Tie Ensemble]])
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		+	==Sources==
		+	https://marcusdesando.com/production/dido-and-aeneas-2001
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		+	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	==Return to==
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		+	Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	'''DOWDESWELL, Christopher''' [http://www.fsso.org.za/about-fsso/management/12-chris-dowdeswell] (1944-2011) was a British-born musical director and conductor. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He came to South Africa in 1981 to take up an appointment as Resident Conductor at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] where he conducted a wide range of operas, concerts, ballets, musicals and oratorios. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Free State Symphony Orchestra.	+	'''DOWDESWELL, Christopher''' [http://www.fsso.org.za/about-fsso/management/12-chris-dowdeswell] (1944-2011) was a British-born musical director and conductor. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He came to South Africa in 1981 to take up an appointment as Resident Conductor at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] where he conducted a wide range of operas, concerts, ballets, musicals and oratorios. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the [[Free State Symphony Orchestra]].