Erik Chisholm
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Erik Chisholm (?-?). Composer, teacher.
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Biography
Born in Scotland.
Career
Chisholm worked at the South African College of Music and was its second principal.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As composer
His operas include:
- Dark Sonnet (1952)
- The Canterbury Tales (1961)
As conductor
Chisholm conducted several operas for the UCT Opera Company, including:
Silas Marner, In die Droogte , Suor Angelica
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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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