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| − | Based on [[Zakes Mda]]’s novel ''Ways of Dying'' | + | Based on [[Zakes Mda]]’s novel ''Ways of Dying''. The music includes indigenous styles such as kwela, kwaito and marabi songs. |
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| − | 2001: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] (June 28 and 30) and in Cape Town (19–28 July), featuring [[Gloria Bosman]] and [[Fikile Mvinjelwa]]. | + | 2001: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] (June 28 and 30) and at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town (19–28 July), featuring [[Gloria Bosman]] and [[Fikile Mvinjelwa]]. |
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 27 February 2024
Love and Green Onions is a jazz opera composed by Denzil Weale with a libretto by Michael Williams.
Contents
The original text
Based on Zakes Mda’s novel Ways of Dying. The music includes indigenous styles such as kwela, kwaito and marabi songs.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2001: Presented by Cape Town Opera at the National Arts Festival (June 28 and 30) and at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town (19–28 July), featuring Gloria Bosman and Fikile Mvinjelwa.
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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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