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Opera in the Transvaal was dominated by this organisation and the [[Operavereniging van Suid-Afrika]] ([[Opera Society of South Africa]])  from 1956 until the formation of [[PACT]] in 1963.
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'''National Opera Association of South Africa'''
  
 
==Origins==
 
==Origins==
  
[[Alessandro Rota]] was instrumental in the launch of the [[National Opera Association]] of South Africa.
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[[Alessandro Rota]] and [[John Connell]] were instrumental in the launch of the [[National Opera Association]] of South Africa.
  
 
Its aim was to encourage indigenous opera and ballet and to encourage South African artists to remain in the country.
 
Its aim was to encourage indigenous opera and ballet and to encourage South African artists to remain in the country.
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==Merger==
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The [[National Opera Association of South Africa]] merged with the [[Opera Society of South Africa]] to become the [[South African Opera Federation]] in 1958.
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==Productions==
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1957: ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' (in Johannesburg and Durban)
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1962: ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
 
[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].
  
 
== For more information ==
 
== For more information ==
 
  
 
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National Opera Association of South Africa

Origins

Alessandro Rota and John Connell were instrumental in the launch of the National Opera Association of South Africa.

Its aim was to encourage indigenous opera and ballet and to encourage South African artists to remain in the country.

Merger

The National Opera Association of South Africa merged with the Opera Society of South Africa to become the South African Opera Federation in 1958.

Productions

1957: Madama Butterfly (in Johannesburg and Durban)

1962: The Barber of Seville, Madama Butterfly

Sources

Percy Tucker, 1997

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.

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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