Hans Huyssen
Hans Huyssen (1964-) is a composer.
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Biography
Born in Pretoria in 1964. Huyssen grew up in a German-speaking environment in Pretoria, exposed mainly to European culture.
Training
Huyssen studied cello and composition at Stellenbosch University, and then went to Salzburg from 1986 to 2000 where he furthered his skills as baroque cellist and composer, and to Munich in 1992 to complete a Masters degree in composition.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote the opera Masque (2005). Huyssen collaborated on the project Fynbos Calling.
Sources
Ivan Meredith. 2006. 'Opera in South Africa during the first democratic decade'. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Cape Town.
Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.
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