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Latest revision as of 19:42, 27 February 2024
Masque is an African opera by Hans Huyssen on a libretto by Ilija Trojanow.
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The original text
Commissioned by the National Arts Council and Pro Helvetia. Premiere: Cape Town, 28.10.2005. Masque combines classical, African and baroque ensembles in its scoring, coupled with a cast of European and African singers and masked dancers to portray arts in a multi-cultural setting.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2005: Presented by Cape Town Opera (28 October – 5 November)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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