Black Tie Ensemble

Black Tie Ensemble was a South African opera company.

History

Established in 1999 by Neels Hansen and Mimi Coertse.

Black Tie Ensemble Vocal Opera One Stop Shop - BTE VO1SS

In 2012, Black Tie Ensemble rebranded as BTE VO1SS (pronounced 'Voice', an acronym for 'Vocal Opera One Stop Shop') with Marcus Desando as Artistic Director. The rebrand was to allow for a more diverse company, featuring two groups of singing, namely a classical singing group and a lighter musical group – enabling them to still nourish opera while accommodating the demand for other styles.

Gauteng Opera

In 2013, Black Tie Ensemble was renamed Gauteng Opera.

For more information, see Gauteng Opera.

Productions

2001: Rigoletto

2002: Madama Butterfly (April and November)

2004: La Bohème

2005: A Tribute to Mario Lanza, Gianni Schicchi and Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Sources

'Gauteng Opera'. National Arts Council website. https://www.nac.org.za/artisan-post/gauteng-opera/

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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