University of Cape Town Opera Company
The University of Cape Town Opera Company was the affiliated performance company of the University of Cape Town Opera School.
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Purpose
Productions
The UCT Opera Company also performed operas in Afrikaans, and Afrikaans operas were composed for this company.
Productions included:
1952: Tafelberg se Kleed ("Table Mountain’s Cloth"), performed in Afrikaans
1960: Die Zauberflöte in Afrikaans (at the Union Festival in Bloemfontein)
1963: Don Pasquale in Afrikaans
Other prodoctions performed in Afrikaans include:
- Klutaimestra
- the operetta Die Noodsein ("The Distress Signal")
- the operetta Lentelief ("Spring Love")
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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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