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| − | ''[[In the Drought]]'' | + | ''[[In the Drought]]'' refers to two titles: a one-act play by [[J. du Plessis]] and a one-act opera by John Joubert (1927-2019). |
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| + | =''[[In the Drought]]'' by [[J. du Plessis]]= | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | The English title may have been the ttile given to an unnamed (and lost?) [[Afrikaans]] play, translated and adaptated into English by [[Winifred Katzin]]. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | =''[[In the Drought]]'' by [[John Joubert]]= | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | An opera in one act. | ||
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| + | Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[In die Droogte]]''. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1956: First performance at the [[Johannesburg Festival]] (October 1956) conducted by [[Anton Hartman]]. | ||
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| + | 1958: Presented by the [[Opera Society of South Africa]] in Afrikaans as ''[[In die Droogte]]'', conducted by [[Anton Hartman]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-Act Play Written in English''. Unpublished D.Litt. et Phil. Thesis, University of South Africa. | [[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-Act Play Written in English''. Unpublished D.Litt. et Phil. Thesis, University of South Africa. | ||
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| + | [[Wayne Muller]]. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis. | ||
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| + | "Joubert, John". [[University of Pretoria]]. https://www.up.ac.za/sacomposers/article/2755855/joubert-john | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 21 February 2024
In the Drought refers to two titles: a one-act play by J. du Plessis and a one-act opera by John Joubert (1927-2019).
Contents
In the Drought by J. du Plessis
The original text
The play was published in Short Plays from Twelve Countries, a collection of one act plays selected and edited by Winifred Katzin (London: George G Harrap and Co., 1937)
Translations and adaptations
The English title may have been the ttile given to an unnamed (and lost?) Afrikaans play, translated and adaptated into English by Winifred Katzin.
Performance history in South Africa
In the Drought by John Joubert
The original text
An opera in one act.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as In die Droogte.
Performance history in South Africa
1956: First performance at the Johannesburg Festival (October 1956) conducted by Anton Hartman.
1958: Presented by the Opera Society of South Africa in Afrikaans as In die Droogte, conducted by Anton Hartman.
Sources
"Katzin, Winifred", WorldCat online catalogue[1]
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-Act Play Written in English. Unpublished D.Litt. et Phil. Thesis, University of South Africa.
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
"Joubert, John". University of Pretoria. https://www.up.ac.za/sacomposers/article/2755855/joubert-john
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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