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 ==Contribution to South African theatre==
-''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912 where they performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa. In Cape Town, they presented Wagner’s ''[[Die Walküre]]'', ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'' and ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', Puccini’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[La Bohème]]'', Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' and Offenbach’s ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (all sung in English). After a few weeks in Johannesburg (where they also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912), the [[Quinlan Opera Company]] returned to Cape Town for three final performances billed as a ‘Great Musical Festival’ in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] before embarking for Australia.
+''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town (in collaboration with the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]]) and in Johannesburg during of February of 1912 where they performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa. In Cape Town, they presented Wagner’s ''[[Die Walküre]]'', ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'' and ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', Puccini’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[La Bohème]]'', Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' and Offenbach’s ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (all sung in English). After a few weeks in Johannesburg (where they also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912), the [[Quinlan Opera Company]] returned to Cape Town for three final performances billed as a ‘Great Musical Festival’ in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] before embarking for Australia.
 They returned to South Africa in 1913 to perform at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English.

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre==
-''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912 where they performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa. In Cape Town, they presented Wagner’s ''[[Die Walküre]]'', ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'' and ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', Puccini’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[La Bohème]]'', Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' and Offenbach’s ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (all sung in English). . After a few weeks in Johannesburg (where they also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912), the [[Quinlan Opera Company]] returned to Cape Town for three final performances billed as a ‘Great Musical Festival’ in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] before embarking for Australia.
+''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912 where they performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa. In Cape Town, they presented Wagner’s ''[[Die Walküre]]'', ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'' and ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', Puccini’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[La Bohème]]'', Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' and Offenbach’s ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (all sung in English). After a few weeks in Johannesburg (where they also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912), the [[Quinlan Opera Company]] returned to Cape Town for three final performances billed as a ‘Great Musical Festival’ in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] before embarking for Australia.
 They returned to South Africa in 1913 to perform at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English.

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	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].		[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
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		+	Frederick Hale. 2013. ''The first scholarly South African interpretation of Wagner? Ramsden Balmforth's Fabian analysis of the Ring and Parsifal'', [[Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa]], 10:1, 53-69.

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre==
-''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912.  The Quinlan group performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English.
+''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912 where they performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa. In Cape Town, they presented Wagner’s ''[[Die Walküre]]'', ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'' and ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', Puccini’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' and ''[[La Bohème]]'', Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' and Offenbach’s ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'' (all sung in English). . After a few weeks in Johannesburg (where they also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912), the [[Quinlan Opera Company]] returned to Cape Town for three final performances billed as a ‘Great Musical Festival’ in the [[Cape Town City Hall]] before embarking for Australia.
-They also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912.
+They returned to South Africa in 1913 to perform at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English.
 == Sources ==

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 ''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912.  The Quinlan group performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English.
-They also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March.
+They also presented Humperdinck's ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' in Johannesburg in March 1912.
 == Sources ==

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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.		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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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre==
-''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912.
+''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912.  The Quinlan group performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walkϋre]]'' were all performed in English.
 == Sources ==
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario)
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 [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.301
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	The [[Quinlan Opera Company]] was a British opera company founded by Thomas Quinlan (1881–1951)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario)	+	The [[Quinlan Opera Company]] was a British opera company founded by Thomas Quinlan (1881–1951)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario)]

	==The company==		==The company==