Durban Amateur Operatic Society

Durban Amateur Operatic Society was an amateur society in Durban.

History

Established by J. Ferguson Brown in 1886.

Their first production was Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, staged in the Theatre Royal. By 1919, local opera production was revived by Ferguson Brown’s son, Gus Brown. The society was renamed the Durban Opera Society and continued the tradition of staging Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

Sources

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