Kunapipi Volume 24 Issue 1 Article 18 2002 A Royal Woman, an Artist, and the Ambiguities of National Belonging: The Case of Princess Constance Magogo Liz Gunner Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Gunner, Liz, A Royal Woman, an Artist, and the Ambiguities of National Belonging: The Case of Princess Constance Magogo, Kunapipi, 24(1), 2002. Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol24/iss1/18 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library:
[email protected] A Royal Woman, an Artist, and the Ambiguities of National Belonging: The Case of Princess Constance Magogo Abstract A momentous event on the South African performing arts scene takes place in Durban's Playhouse Opera on May 4, with the world premiere of the new Zulu opera, Princess Magogo. (Press Release, Durban, South Africa, April 2002) This journal article is available in Kunapipi: https://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol24/iss1/18 205 LIZ GUNNER A Royal Woman, an Artist, and the Ambiguities of National Belonging: The Case of Princess Constance Magogo A momentous event on the South African performing arts scene takes place in Durban's Playhouse Opera on May 4, with the world premiere of the new Zulu opera, Princess Magogo. (Press Release, Durban, South Africa, April 2002) ‘New Zulu opera a fascinating event’ — ‘A brand new opera being broadcast live to other parts of the world is heady stuff here in KZN.' (Margeret van Klemperer, Natal Witness May 6, 2002) ‘...the highlight of the event was the timeous awarding of the posthumous lifetime achievement to Princess Magogo kaDinuzulu, the mother of the Home Affairs Minister Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who accepted the award on her behalf.' (Mduduzi Dlamini on the 8th South African Music Awards ceremony.