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| − | 1997: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (14–28 June) at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] and at the [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Performed by [[John Eagar]], [[Fikile Mvinjelwa]], baritones; [[Gordon Christie]], tenor; [[Isabelle van Zyl]], mezzo-soprano; [[Marita Napier]], soprano with [[David Tidboald]], conductor and members of the [[Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Set design by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm | + | 1997: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (14–28 June) at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] and at the [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]]. Performed by [[John Eagar]], [[Fikile Mvinjelwa]], baritones; [[Gordon Christie]], tenor; [[Isabelle van Zyl]], mezzo-soprano; [[Marita Napier]], soprano with [[David Tidboald]], conductor and members of the [[Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Set design by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. |
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Revision as of 15:12, 1 March 2025
Sacred Bones is a one-act opera composed by Roelof Temmingh (1946–2012) with a libretto by Michael Williams.
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The original text
Set in the African bush, Sacred Bones is a passionate meditation on love and betrayal.The libretto revolves around a palaeontological expedition group that visits a female farmer who had been raped and whose husband had been killed during a farm attack.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1997: Presented by CAPAB Opera (14–28 June) at the Nico Malan Theatre and at the National Arts Festival, directed by Fred Abrahamse. Performed by John Eagar, Fikile Mvinjelwa, baritones; Gordon Christie, tenor; Isabelle van Zyl, mezzo-soprano; Marita Napier, soprano with David Tidboald, conductor and members of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. Set design by Peter Cazalet, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell.
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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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