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 Throughout her career, she was the leading soprano in the [[UCT Opera Company]], with more than five hundred performances of about thirty roles in twenty-eight operas to her credit. She was also heard in oratorio, recitals and radio broadcasts, and has sung all over South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, England Scotland and Italy. Her opera repertoire includes the title roles in ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' and ''[[Tosca]]'', Donna Anna in ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', Desdemona in ''[[Otello]]'', Mimì in ''[[La bohème]]''. She played Inghean Og in [[Erik Chisholm]]'s opera ''[[The Inland Woman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in 1953.
-She retired from active singing in 1978 but returned to the stage of the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1982 to sing Mamita in ''[[Gigi]]''. Désirée Talbot also distinguished herself as writer by documenting her opera experience at the College of Music in the book For the love of singing and as the ghost writer for the biography of [[Gregorio Fiasconaro]], ''I’d do it again''.
+She retired from active singing in 1978 but returned to the stage of the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1982 to sing Mamita in ''[[Gigi]]''. Désirée Talbot also distinguished herself as writer by documenting her opera experience at the College of Music in the book ''For the love of singing'' and as the ghost writer for the biography of [[Gregorio Fiasconaro]], ''I’d do it again''.
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	Her interests in singing were aroused ever since her student years at UCT. Inspired by the dynamic Prof. [[Erik Chisholm]], she developed a zeal for the opera stage, which was intensified by the second major influence in her operatic career, [[Gregorio Fiasconaro]], head of the Opera School.		Her interests in singing were aroused ever since her student years at UCT. Inspired by the dynamic Prof. [[Erik Chisholm]], she developed a zeal for the opera stage, which was intensified by the second major influence in her operatic career, [[Gregorio Fiasconaro]], head of the Opera School.
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	Highlights early in her career were concerts in the London Wigmore Hall and a tour of the [[UCT Opera Company]] to Great Britain and Scotland in 1956, where she sang in the first British stage performance of Bartók’s ''[[Bluebeard’s Castle]]''. Although she was offered numerous singing opportunities in London in the late fifties, she opted to return to South Africa. In 1960 she received a bursary for advanced study in Italy from the Italian Government, studying with Gina Cigna in Milan.		Highlights early in her career were concerts in the London Wigmore Hall and a tour of the [[UCT Opera Company]] to Great Britain and Scotland in 1956, where she sang in the first British stage performance of Bartók’s ''[[Bluebeard’s Castle]]''. Although she was offered numerous singing opportunities in London in the late fifties, she opted to return to South Africa. In 1960 she received a bursary for advanced study in Italy from the Italian Government, studying with Gina Cigna in Milan.

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 Her interests in singing were aroused ever since her student years at UCT. Inspired by the dynamic Prof. [[Erik Chisholm]], she developed a zeal for the opera stage, which was intensified by the second major influence in her operatic career, [[Gregorio Fiasconaro]], head of the Opera School.
-Highlights early in her career were concerts in the London Wigmore Hall and a tour of the [[UCT Opera Company]] to Great Britain and Scotland in 1956, where she sang in the first British stage performance of Bartók’s ''[[Duke Bluebeard’s Castle]]''. Although she was offered numerous singing opportunities in London in the late fifties, she opted to return to South Africa. In 1960 she
+Highlights early in her career were concerts in the London Wigmore Hall and a tour of the [[UCT Opera Company]] to Great Britain and Scotland in 1956, where she sang in the first British stage performance of Bartók’s ''[[Bluebeard’s Castle]]''. Although she was offered numerous singing opportunities in London in the late fifties, she opted to return to South Africa. In 1960 she received a bursary for advanced study in Italy from the Italian Government, studying with Gina Cigna in Milan.
-After lecturing singing at the [[Stellenbosch Conservatoire]] between 1962 and 1965, she was appointed Senior Lecturer in Singing at the [[UCT College of Music]] in 1967, and promoted to Associate Professor in 1979, lecturing in voice training, performing literature and repertoire of singing teaching as well as vocal teaching method. In 1984/85 she was appointed Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Music at UCT and Deputy Acting Director of the Faculty of Music, UCT. After her retirement she taught part-time at UCT until the end of 1994. Among her students who have an active singing career are the tenors [[Sidwill Hartman]], [[Nicola Cencherle]] and [[George Mughovhani]].
+After lecturing singing at the [[Stellenbosch Conservatoire]] between 1962 and 1965, she was appointed Senior Lecturer in Singing at the [[UCT]] College of Music in 1967, and promoted to Associate Professor in 1979, lecturing in voice training, performing literature and repertoire of singing teaching as well as vocal teaching method. In 1984/85 she was appointed Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Music at [[UCT]] and Deputy Acting Director of the Faculty of Music, [[UCT]]. After her retirement she taught part-time at [[UCT]] until the end of 1994. Among her students who have an active singing career are the tenors [[Sidwill Hartman]], [[Nicola Cencherle]] and [[George Mughovhani]].
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 '''TALBOT, Désirée''' (1926- ) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9e_Talbot] is a South African opera soprano, academic and one of the founding members of the [[UCT Opera Company]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She played Inghean Og in [[Erik Chisholm]]'s opera ''[[The Inland Woman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in 1953.
+Throughout her career, she was the leading soprano in the [[UCT Opera Company]], with more than five hundred performances of about thirty roles in twenty-eight operas to her credit. She was also heard in oratorio, recitals and radio broadcasts, and has sung all over South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, England Scotland and Italy. Her opera repertoire includes the title roles in ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' and ''[[Tosca]]'', Donna Anna in ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', Desdemona in ''[[Otello]]'', Mimì in ''[[La bohème]]''. She played Inghean Og in [[Erik Chisholm]]'s opera ''[[The Inland Woman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in 1953.
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		+	She played Inghean Og in [[Erik Chisholm]]'s opera ''[[The Inland Woman]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in 1953.
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