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| − | ''[[Jeanie Deans]]'' is an opera in four acts by Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) set to a libretto by Joseph Bennett which is loosely based on Walter Scott's novel, ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' and is named after its heroine, "Jeanie Deans". The opera was commissioned by the [[Carl Rosa Opera Company]] and first produced at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 15 November 1894[1] to great acclaim.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Deans_(opera)]
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1878: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 5 June, along with "other attractions". The evening a benefit for Mr [[W. Robertson]], the acting manager of the theatre.
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| − | 1878: Performed in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, by [[Disney Roebuck]] and company on 8 and 14 June, both times with ''[[Trial by Music]]'' () and "Limelight Exhibitions outside the Theatre" on each evening
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_Midlothian
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Deans_(opera)
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 369
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