1903–73, South African-British A man of letters who wrote poems, novels, short stories, essays and opera librettos, Plomer scandalized his native country when, at age 22, his novel Turbott Wolfe (1925) denounced South Africa’s racist domestic policies. Born to English parents, and spurred by his love of literature and travel, he settled ...
began a career in musicals, operettas and film. His most famous Broadway performance was in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | William Plomer | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | La Scala, Milan | High Romantic | Opera Houses & Companies | The Birth of the Metropolitan Opera | Turn ...
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