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| − | The [[Harvey-Turner Opera Company]] was one of the earliest opera companies to visit South Africa, performing there in 1875. | + | The [[Harvey-Turner Opera Company]] was one of the earliest opera companies to visit South Africa, performing there in 1875-6. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | They visited the goldfields in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with a repertoire that included ''[[Faust]]'', ''[[Il Trovatore]]'', Maritana, The Bohemian Girl, Lobgesang, 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] | ||
Revision as of 06:31, 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), apparently included Charles Turner, Marie Dolby, Louie Costin, Mr Morelli, and others.
They visited the goldfields in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with a repertoire that included Faust, Il Trovatore, Maritana, The Bohemian Girl, Lobgesang, Stabat Mater,
Kurt Ganzl. 2017. Victorian Vocalists. London: Routledge.[1]
