Virginia Oosthuizen
Virginia Oosthuizen (1933-) was an opera singer and teacher.
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Biography
Virginia Oosthuizen, born in 1933 in Stellenbosch, studied singing under Margaret Wandelt at the Stellenbosch Conservatoire. She furthered her vocal studies with Maria Hittorff in Vienna in the fifties, obtaining a lied and oratorio diploma. She sang professionally in Europe until 1963, when she married the bass Øystein Liltved. She lectured at the South African College of Music from 1973 till 1978.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
When she returned to South Africa with her family in 1967, she started singing for CAPAB and NAPAC mainly in Mozart roles, although she has a repertoire of about 18 operas to her credit. Her main emphasis lay on oratorio and lieder.
Sources
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow[1]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.[2]
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