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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | [[Hans van Heerden]] studied in Vienna. He became principal baritone at the opera houses of Ulm, Bonn, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt, as well as making guest appearances throughout Germany. He returned to South Africa in the early 1970s. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | + | In 1978 he was appointed head of opera for [[PACOFS]] and since 1991 he was head of the Opera School of the erstwhile Pretoria Technikon. | |
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| + | He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in South Africa: for [[CAPAB]] in ''[[Der Fliegende Hollander]]'' and ''[[Fidelio]]'', for [[PACOFS]] in the ''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'', ''[[Carmen]]'' and ''[[Nabucco]]'', for [[PACT]] as "Jokanaan" in ''[[Salome]]'' and "Friederich von Telramund" in ''[[Lohengrin]]'' to name a few. He also played the role of "Pritschitsch" in ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' for [[PACT]] and "Baron Scarpia" in ''[[Tosca]]'' for [[PACOFS]]. | ||
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| + | He played "Leporello" in ''[[Don Giovanni]]'' for [[Pro Musica Productions]] in 2007. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
[[PACT Opera]] theatre prorgramme for [[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]], October-November 1995 | [[PACT Opera]] theatre prorgramme for [[Les Contes d'Hoffmann]], October-November 1995 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 22 July 2024
Hans van Heerden (?-) is an opera singer and opera teacher.
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Biography
Hans van Heerden studied in Vienna. He became principal baritone at the opera houses of Ulm, Bonn, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt, as well as making guest appearances throughout Germany. He returned to South Africa in the early 1970s.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1978 he was appointed head of opera for PACOFS and since 1991 he was head of the Opera School of the erstwhile Pretoria Technikon.
He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in South Africa: for CAPAB in Der Fliegende Hollander and Fidelio, for PACOFS in the Tales of Hoffmann, Carmen and Nabucco, for PACT as "Jokanaan" in Salome and "Friederich von Telramund" in Lohengrin to name a few. He also played the role of "Pritschitsch" in The Merry Widow for PACT and "Baron Scarpia" in Tosca for PACOFS.
He played "Leporello" in Don Giovanni for Pro Musica Productions in 2007.
Sources
PACT Opera theatre prorgramme for Les Contes d'Hoffmann, October-November 1995
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