Het Zangerfeest
Aus Liebe zur Kunst, oder Ein Singspiel is a German musical farce in one act by Gustav von Moser (1825-1903)[1].
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The original text
The play was first performed at the Wallner-Theater, Berlin and published in 1873, with the music attributed to August Conradi (1821-1873)[].
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as Het Zangerfeest ("the singer's festival") .
Performance history in South Africa
Performed in Dutch as Het Zangerfeest by the rederijkerskamer Onze Taal in the Pretoria in the period 1891-1898.
Sources
Archival Material on the play in the Learned Collection on German-Language Theater, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania (Theodor Bloch materials, Folders 311-313)[2]
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_von_Moser
Ludwig Wilhelm Berthold Binge. 1969. Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950). Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 35.
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