May Abrahamse
May Abrahamse (1930-?) is an opera singer.
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Biography
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Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
When she was a member of the EOAN Group's Junior Choir in her early teens, Joseph Manca identified her and two other singers as worthy candidates for inclusion in the Adult Choir. Before long she was given solo parts in choral works performed by the group under Manca's baton. It seemed a natural progression for someone of Abrahamse's talent to go from choral singing to musical comedy to opera, and not surprisingly she found herself in the lead of all the EOAN Group productions from the mid-1950s, starting with A Slave in Araby (1949).
Other productions include:
Violetta in La Traviata (1956, EOAN Group), Annina in La Traviata (2004, Cape Town Opera).
Sources
'Getting on with the show'. IOL. 22 April 2004.
Nabeelah Mohedeen. 'SA soprano May Abrahamse dies at 94'. The Athlone News. 12 May 2025.
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