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Erik Chisholm (?-?). Composer, conductor, teacher.

Biography

Born in Scotland.

Career

Chisholm worked at the South African College of Music and was its second principal.

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

As composer

His operas include:

As conductor

Chisholm conducted several operas for the UCT Opera Company, including:

Silas Marner, In die Droogte , Suor Angelica

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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

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