Difference between revisions of "Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera"
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1993: Performed at the [[Grahamstown Arts Festival]] and the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[Hilary Blecher]], [[Victor N'toni]] and [[Rachid Lanie]], with a cast including: [[Max Ngcobo]], [[Thembi Mtshali]], [[Baby Cele]], [[Thuli Nguabe]], [[Thembi Sambo]], [[Felicia Mahambehlala]], [[Arthur Molepo]], [[Owen Sejake]], [[Doris Sihula]], [[Michael Lubisis]], [[Mpumi Shelembi]], [[Nkosana Mzolo]], [[Mthandeni Mvelase]], [[Norman Ntsiko]], [[Zenzi Mbuli]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Celiwe Mtshali]], [[Stella Khumalo]]. Costumes by [[Sarah Roberts]], lighting by [[Mannie Manim]]; choreography by [[Nomsa Kupi Manaka]]; set based on [[Sarah Roberts]]'s original design. | 1993: Performed at the [[Grahamstown Arts Festival]] and the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[Hilary Blecher]], [[Victor N'toni]] and [[Rachid Lanie]], with a cast including: [[Max Ngcobo]], [[Thembi Mtshali]], [[Baby Cele]], [[Thuli Nguabe]], [[Thembi Sambo]], [[Felicia Mahambehlala]], [[Arthur Molepo]], [[Owen Sejake]], [[Doris Sihula]], [[Michael Lubisis]], [[Mpumi Shelembi]], [[Nkosana Mzolo]], [[Mthandeni Mvelase]], [[Norman Ntsiko]], [[Zenzi Mbuli]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Celiwe Mtshali]], [[Stella Khumalo]]. Costumes by [[Sarah Roberts]], lighting by [[Mannie Manim]]; choreography by [[Nomsa Kupi Manaka]]; set based on [[Sarah Roberts]]'s original design. | ||
| − | 1993/4?: The play went to New York, where it was apparently performed as . | + | 1993/4?: The play went to New York, where it was apparently performed as The Sacrifice of Mmbatho. |
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Revision as of 06:48, 1 November 2026
Daughters of Nebo: An African Opera is a musical by written by Hilary Blecher, with music by Victor N'Toni with Rashid Lanie.
(Also called The Sacrifice of Mmbatho in America or Daughter of Nebo).
Contents
Original Text
Conceived and text written by Hilary Blecher, with music Victor N'toni and Rachid Lanie, the musical.
Translations and Adaptions
Performance history in South Africa
1993: Performed at the Grahamstown Arts Festival and the Market Theatre, directed by Hilary Blecher, Victor N'toni and Rachid Lanie, with a cast including: Max Ngcobo, Thembi Mtshali, Baby Cele, Thuli Nguabe, Thembi Sambo, Felicia Mahambehlala, Arthur Molepo, Owen Sejake, Doris Sihula, Michael Lubisis, Mpumi Shelembi, Nkosana Mzolo, Mthandeni Mvelase, Norman Ntsiko, Zenzi Mbuli, Norman Coombes, Celiwe Mtshali, Stella Khumalo. Costumes by Sarah Roberts, lighting by Mannie Manim; choreography by Nomsa Kupi Manaka; set based on Sarah Roberts's original design.
1993/4?: The play went to New York, where it was apparently performed as The Sacrifice of Mmbatho.
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Translations and adaptations
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
The original text
Hilary Blecher’s production of this play was staged at the Market after returning from the Grahamstown Festival in 1993. it then went to New York. Return to D
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