https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Signor_Modggi 2026-09-10T13:17:19Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.33.2 https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Signor_Modggi&diff=279012&oldid=prev 2025-06-25T08:09:43Z

<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:09, 25 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3" >Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In </del>1887<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>Signor Modggi, director, producer and conductor of an Italian opera company, staged four operas at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town for a period of three months: Mozart’s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', and Verdi’s ''[[Aida]]'', ''[[Rigoletto]]'', and ''[[La traviata]]''. He stayed for 16 years afterwards, formed an orchestra from local musicians, and produced other operas and oratorios.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">According to Alkema, in </ins>1887 Signor Modggi, director, producer and conductor of an Italian opera company, staged four operas at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town for a period of three months: Mozart’s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', and Verdi’s ''[[Aida]]'', ''[[Rigoletto]]'', and ''[[La traviata]]'' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Records show the Opera House was only built in 1893]</ins>. He stayed for 16 years afterwards, formed an orchestra from local musicians, and produced other operas and oratorios.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Sources==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Sources==</div></td></tr> </table>

Darryl https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Signor_Modggi&diff=279007&oldid=prev 2025-06-25T07:53:02Z

<p>Created page with &quot;Signor Modggi (?-?) director, producer and conductor. == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== In 1887, Signor Modggi, director, producer and conducto...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Signor Modggi (?-?) director, producer and conductor.<br /> <br /> == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==<br /> <br /> In 1887, Signor Modggi, director, producer and conductor of an Italian opera company, staged four operas at the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town for a period of three months: Mozart’s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', and Verdi’s ''[[Aida]]'', ''[[Rigoletto]]'', and ''[[La traviata]]''. He stayed for 16 years afterwards, formed an orchestra from local musicians, and produced other operas and oratorios.<br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> [[Sjoerd Alkema]]. 2012. &quot;Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective&quot;. [[University of Cape Town]]. Unpublished PhD thesis.<br /> <br /> ==Return to==<br /> <br /> Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[Main Page]]</div>

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