Margaretha Deysel
Margaretha Deysel (1936-) was an opera singer.
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Biography
Margaretha Deysel was born in Springs in 1936 and received her training as an opera singer at the Conservatoire in Vienna. For four years she was contracted to the Graz opera house in Austria and returned to South Africa in 1965 after spending eight years in Europe.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1966 she sang opposite Nellie du Toit in Die Fledermaus and The Bartered Bride for PACT. For PACOFS, whom she joined as permanent member from 1969 to 1970, she sang roles such as Frasquita, Cio-Cio-San and Mimì, which she also sang for NAPAC. In 1971 she sang Micaëla for CAPAB.
Sources
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow[1]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.[2]
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