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Darryl: Created page with "The National Opera Company, founded in 1940. ==Origins== Founded by John Connell, Alessandro Rota and William Pickerill. ==Productions== The National Ope..."

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Created page with "The National Opera Company, founded in 1940. ==Origins== Founded by John Connell, Alessandro Rota and William Pickerill. ==Productions== The National Ope..."

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The [[National Opera Company]], founded in 1940.

==Origins==

Founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]].

==Productions==

The [[National Opera Company]] performed three opera seasons before closing.

== Sources ==

[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

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-[[National Opera Company]] refers to two companies in South Africa.
+'''[[National Opera Company]] can refer to either one of two companies in South Africa.'''
-The first was founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]] in 1940 and performed three opera seasons before closing. The organisation floundered due to Rota's internment when Italy joined the Second World War.
+=[[National Opera Company]], 1940-1942=
-The second was proposed by the [[Opera Organisation of South Africa]] ([[OPEROSA]]) in the late 1950s to encourage opera associations from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to join forces.
+Founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]] in 1940, the company performed three opera seasons before closing. The organisation floundered due to Rota's internment when Italy joined the Axis forces during Second World War.
 == Sources ==

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 [[National Opera Company]] refers to two companies in South Africa.
-The first was founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]] in 1940 and performed three opera seasons before closing.
+The first was founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]] in 1940 and performed three opera seasons before closing. The organisation floundered due to Rota's internment when Italy joined the Second World War.
 The second was proposed by the [[Opera Organisation of South Africa]] ([[OPEROSA]]) in the late 1950s to encourage opera associations from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to join forces.
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 Antoinette Johanna Olivier. 2014. 'Exploring contributions to opera by The Black Tie Ensemble: a historical case study'. Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master‟s in Music at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University.
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 The first was founded by [[John Connell]], [[Alessandro Rota]] and [[William Pickerill]] in 1940 and performed three opera seasons before closing.
-The second was founded by the [[Opera Organisation of South Africa]] ([[OPEROSA]]) in the late 1950s to encourage opera associations from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to join forces.
+The second was proposed by the [[Opera Organisation of South Africa]] ([[OPEROSA]]) in the late 1950s to encourage opera associations from Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town to join forces.
 == Sources ==