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* ''[[The Application]]'' (composer [[Robert Fokkens]] and librettist Laurence Allen) | * ''[[The Application]]'' (composer [[Robert Fokkens]] and librettist Laurence Allen) | ||
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* ''[[Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa]]'' ([[composer Angelique Mouyis]] and librettist [[Mkhululi Mabija]]) | * ''[[Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa]]'' ([[composer Angelique Mouyis]] and librettist [[Mkhululi Mabija]]) | ||
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| − | Directed by [[Marcus Desando]]. Choreography by [[Sifiso Kweyama]]. | + | Adapted from the short story (Blood of Mine) by [[Wame Molefhe]]. Directed by [[Marcus Desando]]. Choreography by [[Sifiso Kweyama]]. |
==''[[Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa]]''== | ==''[[Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa]]''== | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 20 February 2024
Four:30 – Operas Made in South Africa is a showcase of four South African operas presented by Cape Town Opera and UCT Opera School onstage at the Artscape Theatre (21–29 November).
Kamal Khan conducted the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, with set design by Michael Mitchell, lighting design by Kobus Rossouw and costumes designed by Leigh Bishop. Orchestration by Alan Stephenson.
The operas are:
- The Application (composer Robert Fokkens and librettist Laurence Allen)
- Blood of Mine (composer Sibusiso Njeza, librettist Janice Honeyman)
- Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa (composer Angelique Mouyis and librettist Mkhululi Mabija)
- Anti-Lauis (composer Adrian More and librettist Joan Hambidge)
For more information on each opera, see entries below.
Contents
The Application
The opera by Robert Fokkens tells the story of an old lady wishing to travel to the UK for her grandson's wedding. She has never left South Africa before and must apply to Home Affairs for her first ever passport - a process which proves rather more troublesome that she expected. Fokkens worked with director Geoffrey Hyland and Welsh librettist Laurence Allen.
Blood of Mine
Adapted from the short story (Blood of Mine) by Wame Molefhe. Directed by Marcus Desando. Choreography by Sifiso Kweyama.
Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa
Directed by Marcus Desando. Choreography by Sifiso Kweyama.
Anti-Lauis
Directed by Geoffrey Hyland.
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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
"Cape Town opera premiere". Cardiff University. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/163769-cape-town-opera-premiere
‘FOUR: 30’ Operas proudly made in South Africa opens 25 November. B Sharp Entertainment. https://bsharp-entertainment.com/four-30-operas-in-sa-2/
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
