PACT Opera
PACT Opera was formed as one of the principal arts segments of the Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT).
History
Established in ?.
Staff
Productions
Operas
1963: Tosca; Le nozze di Figaro; Amahl and the Night Visitors; Susanna’s Secret
1964: Lucia di Lammermoor; Faust; Il trovatore
1966: Nabucco; Die Fledermaus; Il trovatore; Così fan tutte; Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
1967: Macbeth; The Bartered Bride; Madama Butterfly; Il seraglio
1968: Macbeth; Die Fledermaus; Madama Butterfly; La traviata; Nabucco
1969: Peter Grimes; La traviata; Madama Butterfly; Don Carlos
1970: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi; Il tabarro; Don Pasquale; Der fliegende Holländer
1971: La traviata; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Tosca
1972: Carmen; Don Pasquale; Rigoletto; Don Giovanni
1973: La traviata; Aida; Carmen; Le nozze di Figaro
1974:Rigoletto; Lucia di Lammermoor; Norma; La bohème
1975: Don Carlos; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Die Fledermaus; Le nozze di Figaro
1976:La forza del destino; La bohème; Jenůfa; Il barbiere di Siviglia
1977: Don Giovanni; Faust; The Merry Widow
1978: Die Fledermaus; Nabucco; Madama Butterfly
1979: Simon boccanegra; The Merry Widow; Jenůfa; Lucia di Lammermoor
For more information, see Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal
For an overview on opera in South Africa, see Opera
Sources
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.
Antoinette Johanna Olivier. 2014. 'Exploring contributions to opera by The Black Tie Ensemble: a historical case study'. Mini-dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master‟s in Music at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University.
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