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''[[Porgy and Bess]]'', an American folk opera, first performed in 1935, with music by [[George Gershwin]], libretto by [[DuBose Heyward]], and lyrics by [[DuBose Heyward]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porgy_and_Bess].
 
''[[Porgy and Bess]]'', an American folk opera, first performed in 1935, with music by [[George Gershwin]], libretto by [[DuBose Heyward]], and lyrics by [[DuBose Heyward]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porgy_and_Bess].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
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2006: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] (21–30 September)
 
2006: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] (21–30 September)
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2009: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]], set in a 1950s Soweto, highlighting the issue of buildings that were invaded in Johannesburg. Indigenous instruments such as the penny whistle and mouth organ were also used for this production.
  
 
2012: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] (29 September – 6 October), directed by [[Christine Crouse]] (and set in Soweto).
 
2012: Presented by [[Cape Town Opera]] (29 September – 6 October), directed by [[Christine Crouse]] (and set in Soweto).
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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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
 
[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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Hilde Roos. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. Acta Academica Supplementum. 2012(1).
  
 
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Porgy and Bess, an American folk opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. [1].


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1978: Presented at the Alhambra Theatre, directed by Taubie Kushlick, the title roles played by Ben Masinga and Betty Mthombeni, opening 23 November to largely unfavourable reviews.

1996: Presented by CAPAB Opera (30 March – 12 April), with American guest singers Simon Estes, Cynthia Clarey, Ronald T Smith, James Butler joining Virginia Davids (as Serena), Sibongile Mngoma (as Clara) and Miranda Tini (as Maria).

2001: Presented by Cape Town Opera (23–30 May)

2006: Presented by Cape Town Opera (21–30 September)

2009: Presented by Cape Town Opera, set in a 1950s Soweto, highlighting the issue of buildings that were invaded in Johannesburg. Indigenous instruments such as the penny whistle and mouth organ were also used for this production.

2012: Presented by Cape Town Opera (29 September – 6 October), directed by Christine Crouse (and set in Soweto).

Sources

Tucker, 1997. p. 362.

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.

Hilde Roos. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. Acta Academica Supplementum. 2012(1).

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