Difference between revisions of "Hilde Roos"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Hilde Roos]] is a music and opera researcher. | [[Hilde Roos]] is a music and opera researcher. | ||
| − | ==Biography== | + | == Biography == |
| − | |||
| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
She is the General Manager of [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]] ([[AOI]]) at [[Stellenbosch University]] and her work focuses on historical and contemporary representations of opera in Southern Africa with special reference to the intersection of the genre with politics and race. | She is the General Manager of [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]] ([[AOI]]) at [[Stellenbosch University]] and her work focuses on historical and contemporary representations of opera in Southern Africa with special reference to the intersection of the genre with politics and race. | ||
| − | She has published widely about the [[Eoan Group]], a so-called coloured opera group who performed opera during the [[Apartheid]] period, and other aspects of opera and musical theatre in South Africa. | + | She has published widely about the [[Eoan Group]], a so-called [[coloured]] opera group who performed opera during the [[Apartheid]] period, and other aspects of opera and musical theatre in South Africa. |
Her publications include ''EOAN – Our Story'' (2013); ''The La Traviata Affair – Opera in the Age of Apartheid'' (2018), ''African Theatre – Opera and Music Theatre'' (co-editor, 2020), '' “Sorry. I am what I am.” The life and letters of the South African pianist and opera coach Gordon Jephtas (1943–92)'' (2023). | Her publications include ''EOAN – Our Story'' (2013); ''The La Traviata Affair – Opera in the Age of Apartheid'' (2018), ''African Theatre – Opera and Music Theatre'' (co-editor, 2020), '' “Sorry. I am what I am.” The life and letters of the South African pianist and opera coach Gordon Jephtas (1943–92)'' (2023). | ||
Hilde is also a founder member of the [[Black Opera Research Network]] ([[BORN]]), an international network of scholars that engage with conversations on the history, experiences, politics and practices of Black Opera. | Hilde is also a founder member of the [[Black Opera Research Network]] ([[BORN]]), an international network of scholars that engage with conversations on the history, experiences, politics and practices of Black Opera. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://aoinstitute.ac.za/project/hilde-roos/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Return to == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
| + | |||
Revision as of 06:19, 24 July 2024
Hilde Roos is a music and opera researcher.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She is the General Manager of Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation (AOI) at Stellenbosch University and her work focuses on historical and contemporary representations of opera in Southern Africa with special reference to the intersection of the genre with politics and race.
She has published widely about the Eoan Group, a so-called coloured opera group who performed opera during the Apartheid period, and other aspects of opera and musical theatre in South Africa.
Her publications include EOAN – Our Story (2013); The La Traviata Affair – Opera in the Age of Apartheid (2018), African Theatre – Opera and Music Theatre (co-editor, 2020), “Sorry. I am what I am.” The life and letters of the South African pianist and opera coach Gordon Jephtas (1943–92) (2023).
Hilde is also a founder member of the Black Opera Research Network (BORN), an international network of scholars that engage with conversations on the history, experiences, politics and practices of Black Opera.
Sources
https://aoinstitute.ac.za/project/hilde-roos/
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities N
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
