Die Blom van Orleans
Die Blom van Orleans (or Die Blom van Orléans, i.e. "The flower of Orleans") is a dramatic oratorio (sangspel) by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).
Contents
The original text
Published in the poetry collection Rivier en Veld ("River and Veldt") by Malherbe in 1922.
Translations and adaptations
It was adapted as a musical play in 1939, for performance
Performance history in South Africa
1939: Possibly performed on 22 September as an occasional piece during the Hugenotefees in Bloemfontein.
Sources
Stellenbosch University Library catalogue
Typed list, E. Reyneke, 1978
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[1], pp. 162
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