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The [[Harvey-Turner Opera Company]] was one of the earliest opera companies to visit South Africa, performing there in 1875-6. | The [[Harvey-Turner Opera Company]] was one of the earliest opera companies to visit South Africa, performing there in 1875-6. | ||
| − | The company (referred to as a "strange ragtag company of singers" by Kurt Ganzl), apparently included [[Charles Turner]], [[Marie Dolby]], [[Louie Costin]], [[Mr Morelli]], and others. | + | The company (referred to as a "strange ragtag company of singers" by Kurt Ganzl, 2017: p. ), apparently organised by [[E.H. Harvey]] with a cast that included [[Charles Turner]], [[Marie Dolby]], [[Louie Costin]], [[Mr Morelli]], and others. |
They visited the goldfields in Johannesburg and Cape Town for almost a year, with a repertoire that included ''[[Faust]]'', ''[[Il Trovatore]]'', ''[[Maritana]]'', ''[[The Bohemian Girl]]'', ''[[Lobgesang]]'' and ''[[Stabat Mater]]''. | They visited the goldfields in Johannesburg and Cape Town for almost a year, with a repertoire that included ''[[Faust]]'', ''[[Il Trovatore]]'', ''[[Maritana]]'', ''[[The Bohemian Girl]]'', ''[[Lobgesang]]'' and ''[[Stabat Mater]]''. | ||
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| − | Kurt Ganzl. 2017. ''Victorian Vocalists''. London: Routledge.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Rcw3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1629&lpg=PT1629&dq=Harvey-Turner+Opera+Company&source=bl&ots=ctmS2s6g72&sig=ACfU3U353l3mzB8-Vsq8L0bxHLUfCTTpQw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiezL7r5rnoAhVySBUIHb3uDJ0Q6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Harvey-Turner%20Opera%20Company&f=false] | + | Kurt Ganzl. 2017. ''Victorian Vocalists''. London: Routledge: pp. 696-7.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Rcw3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1629&lpg=PT1629&dq=Harvey-Turner+Opera+Company&source=bl&ots=ctmS2s6g72&sig=ACfU3U353l3mzB8-Vsq8L0bxHLUfCTTpQw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiezL7r5rnoAhVySBUIHb3uDJ0Q6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Harvey-Turner%20Opera%20Company&f=false] |
[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:54, 27 March 2020
The Harvey-Turner Opera Company was one of the earliest opera companies to visit South Africa, performing there in 1875-6.
The company (referred to as a "strange ragtag company of singers" by Kurt Ganzl, 2017: p. ), apparently organised by E.H. Harvey with a cast that included Charles Turner, Marie Dolby, Louie Costin, Mr Morelli, and others.
They visited the goldfields in Johannesburg and Cape Town for almost a year, with a repertoire that included Faust, Il Trovatore, Maritana, The Bohemian Girl, Lobgesang and Stabat Mater.
Kurt Ganzl. 2017. Victorian Vocalists. London: Routledge: pp. 696-7.[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
