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Opera

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Music

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Music

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Opera

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UCT and the Performing Arts

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Opera

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Opera

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The Baxter Theatre

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The Baxter Theatre

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	===Opera===		===Opera===
		+	Established in 1954 at the [[South African College of Music]] ([[SACM]]) at the University of Cape Town to ensure that singers could receive formal vocal and academic training to prepare them for a professional career in opera.

	'''For more information, see [[University of Cape Town Opera School]] and [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''		'''For more information, see [[University of Cape Town Opera School]] and [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''

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-Founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students.
+Founded as [[South African College of Music]] by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], it opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students. The [[SACM]] was incorporated into the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1923.
 '''For more information, see [[South African College of Music]]'''

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	===Music===		===Music===
		+	Founded by a group of musicians led by Madame [[Apolline Niay-Darroll]], opened in 1910 in Strand Street, Cape Town, with six students.
		+	The SACM was incorporated into the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1923.

	'''For more information, see [[South African College of Music]]'''		'''For more information, see [[South African College of Music]]'''

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-'''For more information, see [[University of Cape Town Opera School]].'''
+'''For more information, see [[University of Cape Town Opera School]] and [[University of Cape Town Opera Company]].'''
 ==The [[Baxter Theatre]]==

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	===Jazz===		===Jazz===
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		+	===Music===
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		+	'''For more information, see [[South African College of Music]]'''

	===Opera===		===Opera===

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	===Opera===		===Opera===
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		+	For more information, see [[University of Cape Town Opera School]].

	==The [[Baxter Theatre]]==		==The [[Baxter Theatre]]==

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	[[UCT]] was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa. The language of instruction is English. [http://www.uct.ac.za/]		[[UCT]] was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa. The language of instruction is English. [http://www.uct.ac.za/]
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		+	=UCT and the Performing Arts=

	[[UCT]] has played a significant role in the development of the Arts in South Africa, particularly in the disciplines of Ballet, Drama, Opera and Jazz.		[[UCT]] has played a significant role in the development of the Arts in South Africa, particularly in the disciplines of Ballet, Drama, Opera and Jazz.

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-==The Baxter Theatre==
+==The [[Baxter Theatre]]==
-Nestled at the foot of the [[University of Cape Town]], the Baxter Theatre Centre, designed by Jack Barnett, opened on 1 August 1977. It came into being as the result of a bequest from the late Dr W. Duncan Baxter who, in his will, bequeathed an amount of money to the [[University of Cape Town]] for the purpose of establishing a theatre which would, in the words of Dr Baxter, “develop and cultivate the arts in Cape Town and the adjacent districts”.
+Nestled at the foot of the [[University of Cape Town]], the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]], designed by Jack Barnett, opened on 1 August 1977. It came into being as the result of a bequest from the late Dr W. Duncan Baxter who, in his will, bequeathed an amount of money to the [[University of Cape Town]] for the purpose of establishing a theatre which would, in the words of Dr Baxter, “develop and cultivate the arts in Cape Town and the adjacent districts”.
 The complex continues to provide a stage for all types of professional entertainment – music, drama, ballet, opera and intimate theatre.

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	Nestled at the foot of the [[University of Cape Town]], the Baxter Theatre Centre, designed by Jack Barnett, opened on 1 August 1977. It came into being as the result of a bequest from the late Dr W. Duncan Baxter who, in his will, bequeathed an amount of money to the [[University of Cape Town]] for the purpose of establishing a theatre which would, in the words of Dr Baxter, “develop and cultivate the arts in Cape Town and the adjacent districts”.		Nestled at the foot of the [[University of Cape Town]], the Baxter Theatre Centre, designed by Jack Barnett, opened on 1 August 1977. It came into being as the result of a bequest from the late Dr W. Duncan Baxter who, in his will, bequeathed an amount of money to the [[University of Cape Town]] for the purpose of establishing a theatre which would, in the words of Dr Baxter, “develop and cultivate the arts in Cape Town and the adjacent districts”.
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		+	The complex continues to provide a stage for all types of professional entertainment – music, drama, ballet, opera and intimate theatre.

	'''For more information, see [[Baxter Theatre]]'''.		'''For more information, see [[Baxter Theatre]]'''.