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Latest revision as of 11:54, 2 March 2025
The Milkbird is an opera by Michael Williams.
Contents
The original text
The opera presents an African fable for six voices, with a simple percussion accompaniment aimed at introducing the concept of opera to young people.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1988: Presented for children in the townships.
1990: A new version presented CAPAB Opera.
1991?: Performed at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, together with The Seven-Headed Snake
Sources
Ivan Meredith. 2006. 'Opera in South Africa during the first democratic decade'. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Cape Town.
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