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| − | [[Dimpho di Kompane]] is South African multiracial opera company. | + | #REDIRECT [[Dimpho di Kopane]] |
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| − | In 1999, [[Charles Hazlewood]] and [[Mark Dornford-May]] were invited to create a new opera company in Cape Town. After auditioning in the townships and villages of South Africa, the mostly black lyric-theatre company [[DDK]] (''Dimpho di Kopane'' – Sotho for “combined talents”) was formed. Of the 40 members, only three had professional training as opera singers.
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| − | In January 2001, the company made its debut with Bizet’s ''[[Carmen]]'' (as ''[[U-Carmen]]'') at the [[Spier Amphitheatre]], Stellenbosch. They later also co-produced the film version, ''[[U-Carmen eKhayelitsha]]'' (as [[Spier Films]]).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://www.charleshazlewood.com/ucarmen
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| − | [[Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge]]. 1969. ''Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950)''. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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| − | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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| − | [[P.J. du Toit]], 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
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| − | [[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg.
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