Jeanie Deans, or The Heart of Midlothian

Jeanie Deans, or The Heart of Midlothian is a Joseph Bennett

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Jeanie Deans is an opera in four acts by Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) set to a libretto by Joseph Bennett which is loosely based on Walter Scott's novel, The Heart of Midlothian and is named after its heroine, "Jeanie Deans". The opera was commissioned by the Carl Rosa Opera Company and first produced at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 15 November 1894[1] to great acclaim.[1]

Performance history in South Africa

1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 5 June, along with "other attractions". The evening a benefit for Mr W. Robertson, the acting manager of the theatre.

1878: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, by Disney Roebuck and company on 8 and 14 June, both times with Trial by Music () and "Limelight Exhibitions outside the Theatre" on each evening

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_Midlothian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_Deans_(opera)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 369

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