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[[Cape Town Opera Company]] (also referred to in some sources as the [[Cape Town Light Opera Company]]).
 
[[Cape Town Opera Company]] (also referred to in some sources as the [[Cape Town Light Opera Company]]).
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==History==
  
 
Cape Town Opera Company was founded by in 1939 by [[Alessandro Giuseppe Rota]], an Italian tenor. In 1941, [[Joseph Manca]] became the conductor.
 
Cape Town Opera Company was founded by in 1939 by [[Alessandro Giuseppe Rota]], an Italian tenor. In 1941, [[Joseph Manca]] became the conductor.
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Later known as the [[Labia Opera Company]] or, in some sources, the [[Labia Grand Opera Company]].
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==Productions==
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1949: ''[[Rigoletto]]'', ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'', ''[[Pagliacci]]''
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1953: ''[[Carmen]]'', ''[[Il Trovatore]]''
  
 
== Sources==
 
== Sources==
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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 Unpublished Masters thesis.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]].
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[[Sjoerd Alkema]]. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". [[University of Cape Town]]. Unpublished PhD thesis.
  
 
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Cape Town Opera Company (also referred to in some sources as the Cape Town Light Opera Company).

History

Cape Town Opera Company was founded by in 1939 by Alessandro Giuseppe Rota, an Italian tenor. In 1941, Joseph Manca became the conductor.

Later known as the Labia Opera Company or, in some sources, the Labia Grand Opera Company.

Productions

1949: Rigoletto, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci

1953: Carmen, Il Trovatore

Sources

Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.

Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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