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(19**-) Composer, musical director and playwright.  
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(19**-) Composer, musical director and playwright, working in all musical and theatrical genres, from classical to progressive rock, experimental to hip-hop.
  
Studied Music at the University of Stellenbosch, taking some courses with the Drama Department as well. 
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== Biography ==
  
Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director, including [[Almost the Sound of Music]], ABBA(toir), Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar and Hairspray.
 
  
He composed the music for The Secret Love Life of Ophelia, Cleopatra, Cinderella of the Cape Flats, and 50 South African plays, television programmes and films. His expertise covers all musical genres, from classical to progressive rock, experimental to hip-hop.
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=== Youth ===
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=== Training ===
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Studied Music at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], but soon became involved with play productions at the Drama Department. He later took a number of cour5ses there as well, while acting as musical director for many departmental productions.
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=== Career ===
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His student work led directly to his first professional work in theatre,  and from there he rapidly became a sought after musical director, playwright and composer for stage plays and musicals.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director (and often co-creator), including ''[[Almost the Sound of Music]]'' (for which he also wrote the libretto), ''[[ABBA(toir)]]'', ''[[Hair]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', ''[[Cabaret]]'' (1995 and 2015), ''[[Return to the Forbidden Planet]]'' (1996), ''[[Lied van die Boeings]]'' (1998), ''[[Hairspray]]'', ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'', ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'', ''[[Emotional Creature]]'', ''[[Orpheus in Africa]]'' (2015),  ''[[West Side Story]]'' (2015).
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He has also worked on various African plays, television programmes and films.
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As an actor he has twice played the Emcee in ''[[Cabaret]]'',  ([[Artscape]], 1995 and [[Fugard Theatre]], 2015).
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
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http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=37197
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 20 January 2017

(19**-) Composer, musical director and playwright, working in all musical and theatrical genres, from classical to progressive rock, experimental to hip-hop.

Biography

Youth

Training

Studied Music at the University of Stellenbosch, but soon became involved with play productions at the Drama Department. He later took a number of cour5ses there as well, while acting as musical director for many departmental productions.

Career

His student work led directly to his first professional work in theatre, and from there he rapidly became a sought after musical director, playwright and composer for stage plays and musicals.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Lingenfelder has a long list of productions for which he has been musical director (and often co-creator), including Almost the Sound of Music (for which he also wrote the libretto), ABBA(toir), Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret (1995 and 2015), Return to the Forbidden Planet (1996), Lied van die Boeings (1998), Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Sunset Boulevard, Emotional Creature, Orpheus in Africa (2015), West Side Story (2015).

He has also worked on various African plays, television programmes and films.

As an actor he has twice played the Emcee in Cabaret, (Artscape, 1995 and Fugard Theatre, 2015).

Awards, etc

Sources

http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=37197

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities A

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page