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	[[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]].		[[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]].
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		+	[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1831: Repeated on 17 December, 1831 with as afterpieces the "ballet- dance" of ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]'' (Booth) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself\|The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff).		1831: Repeated on 17 December, 1831 with as afterpieces the "ballet- dance" of ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]'' (Booth) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself\|The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff).
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		+	1961: Concert version in the [[Johannesburg City Hall]], with [[Nellie du Toit]] in the role of Agathe. [[Anton Hartman]] conducted the [[SABC Symphony Orchestra]]. [[Gé Korsten]] was Max, [[Doris Brasch]] sang the role of Ännchen and [[Graham Burns]] the Hermit.

	1990: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (1–15 September)		1990: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (1–15 September)

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	[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.		[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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		+	[[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]].
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	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed in English under the title ''[[Der Freischütz, or The Seventh Bullet]]'' by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the management of Mr Booth in the [[African Theatre]] 29 October, 1831. As afterpiece they had ''[[Animal Magnetism, or A Cure for the Hydrophobia]]'' (Inchbald). According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (1994), this production of Weber's work marked the first indigenous production of an opera in the true sense.
+: Performed in English under the title ''[[Der Freischütz, or The Seventh Bullet]]'' by [[All the World's a Stage]] under the management of Mr Booth in the [[African Theatre]] 29 October, 1831. As afterpiece they had ''[[Animal Magnetism, or A Cure for the Hydrophobia]]'' (Inchbald). The orchestral parts were taken care of by ‘The Amateur Band’, a local group of amateur musicians under the direction of Wilhelm Brandt, the organist at the Lutheran Church. According to [[Jill Fletcher]] (1994), this production of Weber's work marked the first indigenous production of an opera in the true sense.
 : Repeated on 17 December, 1831 with as afterpieces the "ballet- dance" of ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]'' (Booth) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself|The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff).

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 ''[[Der Freischütz]]'' is a German opera, with spoken dialogue, in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826),  with a libretto by Friedrich Kind (1768-1843). (Op. 77, J. 277).
 == The original text ==
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 Based on a story in the  ''Gespensterbuch'' [Book of Ghosts] by August Apel and Friedrich Laun (Berlin, 1810)
 First performed on 18 June 1821 at the Schauspielhaus Berlin.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 : Repeated on 17 December, 1831 with as afterpieces the "ballet- dance" of ''[[The Lawyer in the Sack]]'' (Booth) and ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in spite of Himself|The Spectre Bridegroom]]'' (Moncrieff).
 == Sources ==
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 203, 217-219, 374, 381.
+[[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.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Opera in London: Views of the Press, 1785-1830 by Theodore Fenner[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=hOMA5RMyI4IC&pg=PA628&lpg=PA628&dq=Der+Freisch%C3%BCtz,+or+The+Seventh+Bullet++Weber&source=bl&ots=JjRI_CrrM8&sig=4SGOsw6FEtcp49he5EsrsJ2zEY0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KdR9U_GWAYyV7AaFvIGoDw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Der%20Freisch%C3%BCtz%2C%20or%20The%20Seventh%20Bullet%20%20Weber&f=false]
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp 218,
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 203, 217-219, 374, 381.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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 ===Der Freischütz, or The Seventh Bullet===
 An English translation by "Livius" (possibly W. McGregor Logan), entitled ''[[Der Freischütz, or The Seventh Bullet]]'',  was first performed at the English Opera House (Lyceum), under the direction of William Hawes on 22 July 1824. Published by Thomas Dolby in 1825 and John Cumberland in 1826.
 === Other translations ===

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