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| − | ''[[Ruddigore]]'' is a comic opera in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert] and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) | + | ''[[Ruddigore]]'' is a comic opera in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert] and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Sullivan] |
Also known as '''''[[Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse]]'''''. | Also known as '''''[[Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse]]'''''. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1942: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] | 1942: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] | ||
| − | 1949: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] | + | 1949: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] |
1957: Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] | 1957: Staged by the [[Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society]] | ||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 19 June 2025
Ruddigore is a comic opera in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911)[1] and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)[2]
Also known as Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse.
Contents
The original text
One of the Savoy Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan, it was originally called Ruddygore. First performed in 1887
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1941: Presented by Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society
1942: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in The Port Elizabeth Opera House
1949: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in The Port Elizabeth Opera House
1957: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society
1962: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society
1975: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society
1985: Produced by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society and performed at the Baxter Theatre, directed by Teddy Davies. Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Elizabeth Wright, Charmaine Ferreira, Marianne McLean, Graham Boxall, Angus McBride, Margaret Hill, Forbes Smith, Peter Kramer, Kim Ribbink, Alan Saffery.
1995: Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddigore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Sullivan
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