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−	[[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. In 1912 Mr [[William Henry Bell]] was appointed Principal and, in 1914, the [[SACM]] moved to larger premises in Stal Plein (at the former [[Stal Plein Hotel]]).	+	[[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. There were many financial difficulties as initially it was an unsubsidised institution. In 1910, however, it received a government subsidy that helped to secure its future. The High Commissioner of Cape Town was Honorary President and the College also had an impressive list of patrons, induding the Governor of Cape Town and [[W. Duncan Baxter]] (1869-1960), Mayor of Cape Town from 1907 to 1908.
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		+	In 1912 Mr [[William Henry Bell]] was appointed Principal and, in 1914, the [[SACM]] moved to larger premises in Stal Plein (at the former [[Stal Plein Hotel]]).

	Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]] (1951-1965).		Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]] (1951-1965).

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	[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].		[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].
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		+	Ingrid Gollom. 2000. The History of the Cape Town Orchestra, Unpublished Masters Dissertation, [[UNISA]].

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

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	1950: ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'', ''[[Beatrice et Benedict]]''		1950: ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'', ''[[Beatrice et Benedict]]''
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		+	1951: ''[[La serva padrona]]'', ''[[Suor Angelica]]''

	'''For productions after 1951, see [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''		'''For productions after 1951, see [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''

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	[[Hilde Roos]]. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. ''Acta Academica Supplementum''. 2012(1).		[[Hilde Roos]]. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. ''Acta Academica Supplementum''. 2012(1).
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		+	[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].

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

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	1935: ''[[The Wandering Scholar]]'', ''[[The Pillow of Kantan]]''		1935: ''[[The Wandering Scholar]]'', ''[[The Pillow of Kantan]]''
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		+	1950: ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'', ''[[Beatrice et Benedict]]''

	'''For productions after 1951, see [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''		'''For productions after 1951, see [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''

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	1935: ''[[The Wandering Scholar]]'', ''[[The Pillow of Kantan]]''		1935: ''[[The Wandering Scholar]]'', ''[[The Pillow of Kantan]]''
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		+	'''For productions after 1951, see [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]] (1951-1965).
-The [[SACM]] was incorporated into the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1923 and Professor Bell became Dean of the Faculty of Music. In 1999 the Faculty of Music was absorbed into the Faculty of Humanities.
+The [[SACM]] was incorporated into the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1923 and Professor Bell became Dean of the Faculty of Music. For many years Cape Town was the only centre in the country offering training in opera, having started at the [[SACM]] in 1926, managed by the Italian-born [[Guiseppe Paganelli]].
 [[SACM]] offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree and diploma programmes specialising in African and World Music, Jazz Studies, Composition, Classical Music, Opera, Music Technology and Musicology.

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 [[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. In 1912 Mr [[William Henry Bell]] was appointed Principal and, in 1914, the [[SACM]] moved to larger premises in Stal Plein (at the former [[Stal Plein Hotel]]).
-Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]].
+Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]] (1951-1965).
 The [[SACM]] was incorporated into the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1923 and Professor Bell became Dean of the Faculty of Music. In 1999 the Faculty of Music was absorbed into the Faculty of Humanities.

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−	[[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline ~~Sarah~~ Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. In 1912 Mr [[William Henry Bell]] was appointed Principal and, in 1914, the [[SACM]] moved to larger premises in Stal Plein (at the former [[Stal Plein Hotel]]).	+	[[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) was founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. In 1912 Mr [[William Henry Bell]] was appointed Principal and, in 1914, the [[SACM]] moved to larger premises in Stal Plein (at the former [[Stal Plein Hotel]]).

	Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]].		Bell was later succeeded by [[Erik Chisholm]].