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| − | + | ''[[Words from a Broken String]]'' is a short opera with music by [[Peter Klatzow]], libretto by [[Michael Williams]]. | |
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| + | ==Original text== | ||
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| + | The opera tells the story of Lucy Lloyd, the nineteenth century linguist, who with her brother-in-law Wilhelm Bleek recorded the now extinct language of the San Bushmen. | ||
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| + | ===Productions=== | ||
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| + | 2010: Presented at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (November), directed by [[Geoffrey Hyland]], as part of ''[[Five:20 Operas Made in SA]]'' | ||
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| + | 2015: Presented by [[Gauteng Opera]] at the [[Soweto Theatre]] (August), directed by [[Marcus Desando]]. Soloists included [[Natalie Dickson-Bath]], [[Njabulo Mthimkhulu]], [[Phenye Modiane]], [[Kagiso Boroko]], [[Thamsanqa Khaba]] and [[Sibusiso Shandu]], conducted by [[Graham Scott]], choreography by [[Thoko Sidiya]], with set design and lighting by [[Wilhelm Disbergen]]. . | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.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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| + | "Five: 20 - Operas made in South Africa". [[University of Cape Town]]. https://humanities.uct.ac.za/cca/projects-archive-and-curatorship-arc-visual-university/five-20-operas-made-south-africa | ||
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| + | '[[Gauteng Opera]]'. National Arts Council website. https://www.nac.org.za/artisan-post/gauteng-opera/ | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 3 April 2024
Words from a Broken String is a short opera with music by Peter Klatzow, libretto by Michael Williams.
Original text
The opera tells the story of Lucy Lloyd, the nineteenth century linguist, who with her brother-in-law Wilhelm Bleek recorded the now extinct language of the San Bushmen.
Productions
2010: Presented at the Baxter Theatre (November), directed by Geoffrey Hyland, as part of Five:20 Operas Made in SA
2015: Presented by Gauteng Opera at the Soweto Theatre (August), directed by Marcus Desando. Soloists included Natalie Dickson-Bath, Njabulo Mthimkhulu, Phenye Modiane, Kagiso Boroko, Thamsanqa Khaba and Sibusiso Shandu, conducted by Graham Scott, choreography by Thoko Sidiya, with set design and lighting by Wilhelm Disbergen. .
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.
"Five: 20 - Operas made in South Africa". University of Cape Town. https://humanities.uct.ac.za/cca/projects-archive-and-curatorship-arc-visual-university/five-20-operas-made-south-africa
'Gauteng Opera'. National Arts Council website. https://www.nac.org.za/artisan-post/gauteng-opera/
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
