Opera House - Revision history

Darryl: /* The Opera as a venue */

2026-06-21T08:27:00Z

The Opera as a venue

Darryl at 08:26, 21 June 2026

2026-06-21T08:26:29Z

Darryl: /* Opera House, Port Elizabeth */

2023-08-11T14:00:47Z

Opera House, Port Elizabeth

Satj: /* The Opera House, Cape Town (1893 – 1937) */

2020-09-05T10:22:55Z

The Opera House, Cape Town (1893 – 1937)

Satj at 05:49, 31 May 2019

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Satj: /* The Opera as a venue */

2019-05-31T03:41:13Z

The Opera as a venue

Satj: /* The Opera as a venue */

2019-05-30T17:10:40Z

The Opera as a venue

Satj: /* The Opera as a venue */

2019-05-30T17:10:16Z

The Opera as a venue

Satj at 09:12, 30 May 2019

2019-05-30T09:12:12Z

Satj: /* Opera House, Port Elizabeth */

2019-05-30T09:10:31Z

Opera House, Port Elizabeth

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 In the case of the venues built for the four provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] ([[PACs]]) (1963-1994) by the provincial performing arts councils in the 1970s-1980s, the name [[The Opera]] was specifically given to the largest venue in each of the four theatre complexes. These were all well-equipped venues for the staging of a full scale operatic production.
-For more on these venues, see the entries on the four [[state theatres]], i.e. the '''[[Nico Malan Theatre]]''' ((later known as [[ArtsCape]]); the '''[[State Theatre Pretoria]]'''; '''[[The Playhouse]]''', Durban and the '''[[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]]''', Bloemfontein.)
+For more on these venues, see the entries on the four [[state theatres]], i.e. the '''[[Nico Malan Theatre]]''' (later known as [[ArtsCape]]); the '''[[State Theatre Pretoria]]'''; '''[[The Playhouse]]''', Durban and the '''[[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]]''', Bloemfontein.)
 = Sources =

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 ''For more details on this [[venue]] and its history, go to the entry on the '''[[Cape Town Opera House]]'''.
-=== Opera House Johannesburg ===
+=== Opera House, Johannesburg ===
 '''<big>[Was there one??**]</big>'''
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 ''For more details on this [[venue]] and its history, go to the entry on '' '''[[Port Elizabeth Opera House]]'''
-=== Opera House Pretoria ===
+=== Opera House, Pretoria ===
 This venue was first conceptualised in 1902, but finally opened on 27 February 1904. A three storey building in the rennaissance style, it was originally meant solely for opera, and was  used as such for the first two years, after which - under the management of McKay Bros, the music firm, it was mostly used for gramaphone concerts and operettas, and was long a favourite venue for shows and meetings in Pretoria.

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 === Opera House, Port Elizabeth ===
-Also known as the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]], the [[P.E. Opera House]], the [[Opera House Port Elizabeth]] and today as [[The Opera House Nelson Mandela Bay]], it claims to be the oldest theatre still in use on the continent of Africa and in the Southern Hemisphere.
+Also known as the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]], the [[P.E. Opera House]], the [[Opera House Port Elizabeth]] and today as [[Mandela Bay Theatre Complex]], it claims to be the oldest theatre still in use on the continent of Africa and in the Southern Hemisphere.
 ''For more details on this [[venue]] and its history, go to the entry on '' '''[[Port Elizabeth Opera House]]'''

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 Besides the various custom built '''[[Opera House]]s''' in the country, many other large theatre venues, especially those intended to house larger scale productions (e.g. of opera, operatta, ballet and musical presentations)  have, over the years,  also been referred to as "[[The Opera]]" or "The [[Opera House]]" by locals, journalists and even in adverts and other publications. (See for example [[The African Theatre]] in Cape Town.)
-In the case of the venues built for the four provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] ([[PACs]]) (1963-1994) by the provincial performing arts councils in the 1970s-1980s, the name [[The Opera]] was specifically given to the largest venue in each of the four theatre complexes. These were all well-equipped venues for the staging of a full scale operatic production. For more on these venues, see the entries on the four [[state theatres]]: the '''[[Nico Malan Theatre]]''' ((later known as [[ArtsCape]]); the '''[[State Theatre Pretoria]]'''; '''[[The Natal Playhouse]]''', Durban and the '''[[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]]''', Bloemfontein.)
+In the case of the venues built for the four provincial [[Performing Arts Councils]] ([[PACs]]) (1963-1994) by the provincial performing arts councils in the 1970s-1980s, the name [[The Opera]] was specifically given to the largest venue in each of the four theatre complexes. These were all well-equipped venues for the staging of a full scale operatic production. For more on these venues, see the entries on the four [[state theatres]]: the '''[[Nico Malan Theatre]]''' ((later known as [[ArtsCape]]); the '''[[State Theatre Pretoria]]'''; '''[[The Playhouse]]''', Durban and the '''[[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]]''', Bloemfontein.)
 = Sources =

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 most of the members of Parliament, by the then Mayor of Cape Town (J. Woodhead), with a performance of the musical ''[[Dorothy]]'' (Stephenson and Cellier), performed by the [[Lyric Company]].
 Also called the '''[[Cape Town Opera House]]''', it was at the time considered the finest theatre in the Southern Hemisphere.
 === Opera House Johannesburg ===