Signor Modggi
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Signor Modggi (?-?) director, producer and conductor.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1887, Signor Modggi, director, producer and conductor of an Italian opera company, staged four operas at the Opera House in Cape Town for a period of three months: Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and Verdi’s Aida, Rigoletto, and La traviata. He stayed for 16 years afterwards, formed an orchestra from local musicians, and produced other operas and oratorios.
Sources
Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.
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