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 : Performed as part of the repertoire of the [[Searelle Opera Company]],  under the management of [[Wheeler Company]], on their first visit to South Africa. The company, consisting of Searelle as conductor, and singers [[Blanche Fenton]], [[Amy Fenton]], [[Vernon Reid]] and [[Paul D'Arcy]], augmented by performers from the [[Wheeler Company]] and a chorus drawn from local performers from the city they were appearing in. It appears the company occupied the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street,  Cape Town, for eight months, a record held till well into the 20th century.
-: Presented by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]] in Johannesburg.
+/1889: Presented by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] at the [[Theatre Royal]] in Johannesburg.
 : Performed and taken on a tour the South African cities and towns by the visiting [[Arthur Rousbey Grand English Opera Company]],  under the management of [[Frank de Jong]] and [[Herbert Flemming]], appearing in Cape Town's [[Opera House]] in the second half of the year.

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 : Presented by [[PACT Opera]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]]/[[Emma Renzi]] as Leonora, [[Gé Korsten]]/[[Redento Comacchio]] as Manrico, [[Marina de Gabarain]]/[[Carla Pohl]] as Azucena, [[George Fourie]]/[[Bob Borowsky]] as Conte di Luna. Produced by [[Peter Ebert]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].
-: Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] 1965 in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] and on tour to Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from June to August 1965, produced by [[Alessandro Rota]], the [[Cape Town Municipal Orchestra]] conducted by [[Joseph Manca]].
+: Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] 1965 in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] and on tour to Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from June to August 1965, produced by [[Alessandro Rota]], the [[Cape Town Municipal Orchestra]] conducted by [[Joseph Manca]]. With [[Vera Gow]] as Leonora.
 : Presented by [[PACT Opera]]  in the [[Aula]], Pretoria, starring [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, [[Bob Borowsky]] as Conte di Luna, [[Øystein Liltved]] as Ferrando and [[Carla Pohl]] as Azucena. Produced by [[Peter Ebert]], [[PACT Orchestra]] conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].

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 : Presented by [[PACT Opera]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]]/[[Emma Renzi]] as Leonora, [[Gé Korsten]]/[[Redento Comacchio]] as Manrico, [[Marina de Gabarain]]/[[Carla Pohl]] as Azucena, [[George Fourie]]/[[Bob Borowsky]] as Conte di Luna. Produced by [[Peter Ebert]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].
-: Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] 1965 in Cape Town and on tour to Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from June to August 1965, produced by [[Alessandro Rota]].
+: Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] 1965 in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] and on tour to Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from June to August 1965, produced by [[Alessandro Rota]], the [[Cape Town Municipal Orchestra]] conducted by [[Joseph Manca]].
 : Presented by [[PACT Opera]]  in the [[Aula]], Pretoria, starring [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, [[Bob Borowsky]] as Conte di Luna, [[Øystein Liltved]] as Ferrando and [[Carla Pohl]] as Azucena. Produced by [[Peter Ebert]], [[PACT Orchestra]] conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].

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 : Presented by [[NAPAC Opera]] in the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora, [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, [[Kenneth Reynolds]] as Conte di Luna, while Azucena was double cast with [[Adriana Stamenova]] and [[Evelyn Dalberg]]. [[Ben Illeman]] was Ferrando. Produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]].
-: Presented by [[PACOFS Opera]] at the official opening of the Etienne Rousseau Theatre in Sasolburg, with [[Nellie du Toit]]/[[Maria-Luisa Cioni]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]].
+: Presented by [[PACOFS Opera]] at the official opening of the [[Etienne Rousseau Theatre]] in Sasolburg, with [[Nellie du Toit]]/[[Maria-Luisa Cioni]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]].
 : Presented by [[PACOFS Opera]].

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 : Concert version presented by [[PACOFS Opera]]; presented by the [[EOAN Group]] in the [[Cape Town City Hall]].
-: Presented by [[NAPAC Opera]], with [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]]; presented by PACOFS Opera, with [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]].
+: Presented by [[NAPAC Opera]] in the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Durban, with [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora, [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico, [[Kenneth Reynolds]] as Conte di Luna, while Azucena was double cast with [[Adriana Stamenova]] and [[Evelyn Dalberg]]. [[Ben Illeman]] was Ferrando. Produced by [[James Conrad]], conducted by [[John Pryce-Jones]].
 : Presented by [[PACOFS Opera]].

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 ==South African performances of the Verdi opera==
 : Selections from ''[[Il Trovatore]]'' performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town,  "with Scenery, Chorus and Effects" by a company consisting of [[J.F Finlayson]], [[Mr Bowmer]], [[Madame Bowmer]] and [[Miss Whitfield]], along with a "Dialogue Entertainment in Two Parts" called ''[[Retaliation, or Tit for Tat]]'' performed by the Bowmer couple. This presentation was repeated a few days later.  It was a hastily contrived programme by the company, since their key attraction, billed as "Albert Smith's splendid ''[[Albert Smith's Panorama of China|Panorama of China]]''" had not arrived.
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 : Performed and taken on a tour the South African cities and towns by the visiting [[Arthur Rousbey Grand English Opera Company]],  under the management of [[Frank de Jong]] and [[Herbert Flemming]], appearing in Cape Town's [[Opera House]] in the second half of the year.
 s(?): Performed in Durban by the [[Durban Amateur Grand Opera Society]]
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 : Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (23 October – 9 November)
 : Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] (24 February – 11 March)

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 : Presented at the [[Labia Theatre]] by the [[Labia Grand Opera Company]] with the [[Cape Town Municipal Orchestra]], conducted by [[Walter Swanson]], produced/directed by [[Alessandro Rota]] (4-18 April 1953).
-: Presented by [[PACT Opera]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]] as Leonora and [[Gé Korsten]] as Manrico,  produced by [[Peter Ebert]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].
+: Presented by [[PACT Opera]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]]/[[Emma Renzi]] as Leonora, [[Gé Korsten]]/[[Redento Comacchio]] as Manrico, [[Marina de Gabarain]]/[[Carla Pohl]] as Azucena, [[George Fourie]]/[[Bob Borowsky]] as Conte di Luna. Produced by [[Peter Ebert]], conducted by [[Leo Quayle]].
 : Presented by the [[EOAN Group]] 1965 in Cape Town and on tour to Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from June to August 1965, produced by [[Alessandro Rota]].