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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1869: Performed in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Miranda-Harper Company]] | + | 1869: Performed three times in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town by the [[Miranda-Harper Company]] (on 7, 16 and 21 December). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 3 August 2019
Martha (Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond - i.e. "Martha, or The Market at Richmond"- in the original German version) is a romantic comic opera in four acts by Friedrich von Flotow with a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese.
Contents
The original text
First performed in German at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna on 25 November 1847 and in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 4 June 1849.
Translations and adaptations
First performed in English at Drury Lane (11 October 1858).
Performance history in South Africa
1869: Performed three times in the Mutual Hall, Cape Town by the Miranda-Harper Company (on 7, 16 and 21 December).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_(opera)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 247
