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| − | The [[Quinlan Opera Company]] was a | + | The [[Quinlan Opera Company]] was a British opera company founded by Thomas Quinlan (1881–1951)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario)] |
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| + | ==The company== | ||
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| + | Founded in Liverpool, the company was led by Quinlan who personally supervised everything, casting the operas himself, and seeing every act of every opera before it was presented to the public. | ||
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| + | After rehearsing in London for five months, the company set of to tour the provinces, opening in Liverpool. They next visited Ireland at the end of 1911, then set for a season in Australia. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to South African theatre== | ||
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| + | ''En route'' to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912. The Quinlan group performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', ''[[Tannhäuser]]'' and ''[[Die Walküre]]'' were all performed in English. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario) | ||
[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.301 | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.301 | ||
| + | Antoinette Johanna Olivier. 2014. 'Exploring contributions to opera by The Black Tie Ensemble: a historical case study'. Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master‟s in Music at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:18, 21 April 2024
The Quinlan Opera Company was a British opera company founded by Thomas Quinlan (1881–1951)[1]
The company
Founded in Liverpool, the company was led by Quinlan who personally supervised everything, casting the operas himself, and seeing every act of every opera before it was presented to the public.
After rehearsing in London for five months, the company set of to tour the provinces, opening in Liverpool. They next visited Ireland at the end of 1911, then set for a season in Australia.
Contribution to South African theatre
En route to Australia, the company gave performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg during of February of 1912. The Quinlan group performed operas by Wagner for the first time in South Africa at the Wagner Centenary Festival in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Tristan und Isolde, Tannhäuser and Die Walküre were all performed in English.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Quinlan_(impresario)
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.301
Antoinette Johanna Olivier. 2014. 'Exploring contributions to opera by The Black Tie Ensemble: a historical case study'. Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master‟s in Music at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University.
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