South African Opera Federation - Revision history

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 ==Origins==
-The [[National Opera Association of South Africa]] merged with the [[Opera Society of South Africa]] to become the [[South African Opera Federation]] in 1958. Initially, it received R600 from the Department of Education, Arts and Science, which was the first step in state sponsorship of opera in South Africa. The federation would later receive funding from the government, the provinces and city councils.
+The [[National Opera Association of South Africa]] merged with the [[Opera Society of South Africa]] to become the [[South African Opera Federation]] in October 1958. Initially, it received R600 from the Department of Education, Arts and Science, which was the first step in state sponsorship of opera in South Africa. The federation would later receive funding from the government, the provinces and city councils.
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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 Unpublished Masters thesis.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 Unpublished Masters thesis.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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		+	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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	1962: ''[[Die verhale van Hoffmann]]''; ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]''; ''[[Hänsel und Gretel]]'' (in English)		1962: ''[[Die verhale van Hoffmann]]''; ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]''; ''[[Hänsel und Gretel]]'' (in English)
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		+	These productions gave South African singers the opportunity to become leading singers in local productions. Singers such as [[Mimi Coertse]], [[Nellie du Toit]], [[Gé Korsten]], [[Rita Roberts]], [[Hans van Heerden]], [[Dawie Couzyn]] and [[Fred Dahlberg]] established themselves as performers within the opera tradition.

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 : ''[[La traviata]]''; ''[[Don Pasquale]]''
-: ''[[Die verhale van Hoffmann]]''; ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]''; ''Hänsel und Gretel'' (in English)
+: ''[[Die verhale van Hoffmann]]''; ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]''; ''[[Hänsel und Gretel]]'' (in English)
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	1961: ''[[La traviata]]''; ''[[Don Pasquale]]''		1961: ''[[La traviata]]''; ''[[Don Pasquale]]''
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		+	1962: ''[[Die verhale van Hoffmann]]''; ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]''; ''Hänsel und Gretel'' (in English)

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	1960: ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Rigoletto]]''		1960: ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Rigoletto]]''
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		+	1961: ''[[La traviata]]''; ''[[Don Pasquale]]''

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	1959: ''[[La bohème]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[The Telephone]]''; ''[[Amelia Goes to the Ball]]''		1959: ''[[La bohème]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[The Telephone]]''; ''[[Amelia Goes to the Ball]]''
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		+	1960: ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Rigoletto]]''

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 : ''[[La traviata]]'' (in English); ''[[In die Droogte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'' (in English)
-: ''[[La bohème]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[The Telephone]]''; ''[[Amelia goes to the Ball]]''
+: ''[[La bohème]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[The Telephone]]''; ''[[Amelia Goes to the Ball]]''
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	1958: ''[[La traviata]]'' (in English); ''[[In die Droogte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'' (in English)		1958: ''[[La traviata]]'' (in English); ''[[In die Droogte]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'' (in English)
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		+	1959: ''[[La bohème]]'' (in Afrikaans); ''[[The Telephone]]''; ''[[Amelia goes to the Ball]]''

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 Many of the works were performed in English and Afrikaans, and were staged in Johannesburg, Kroonstad, Benoni, Rustenburg and Kimberley. Operas performed in Afrikaans translation, included ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' by Strauss, ''[[La bohème]]'' by Puccini, ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' by Mozart, ''[[Les contes d'Hoffmann]]'' by Offenbach, as well as new Afrikaans operas like ''[[In die Droogte]]''.
 == 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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