Difference between revisions of "Der Wildschütz"
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| − | 1963: Presented in Afrikaans as ''[[Die Wilddief]]'' by the [[Pretoria Opera Group]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]] as Baronin Freimann, produced and directed by [[Georg Gruber]]. | + | 1963: Presented in Afrikaans as ''[[Die Wilddief]]'' by the [[Pretoria Opera Group]], starring [[Nellie du Toit]] as Baronin Freimann and [[Xander Haagen]] as Graf von Eberbach, produced and directed by [[Georg Gruber]]. |
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 2 April 2024
Der Wildschütz or Der Wildschütz oder Die Stimme der Natur is a German Komische Oper, or comic opera, in three acts by Albert Lortzing from a libretto by the composer.
Contents
The original text
Adapted from the comedy Der Rehbock, oder Die schuldlosen Schuldbewussten by August von Kotzebue. It had its premiere at the Stadttheater in Leipzig on 31 December 1842.
Translations and adaptations
Translated in Afrikaans as Die Wilddief.
Performance history in South Africa
1963: Presented in Afrikaans as Die Wilddief by the Pretoria Opera Group, starring Nellie du Toit as Baronin Freimann and Xander Haagen as Graf von Eberbach, produced and directed by Georg Gruber.
Sources
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.
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