The Merry Widow

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Event The Merry Widow
Venue Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 15 February 1984
Opening Date 15 February 1984
Last Date 3 March 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Take a wealthy and beautiful widow and have her meet a dashing, handsome bachelor in romantic Paris - pour on a profusion of beguiling, bewitching songs like Vilia, the Merry Widow Waltz, the Can-Can and many others - and you have the recipe for the most popular operetta of all time!
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Anthony Warlow Actor Maitre d'Hotel
Josephine Bermingham Actor and Singer Olga
Robert Eddie Actor and Singer Vicomte Casada
Paul Ferris Actor and Singer Raoul de St Brioche
John Germain Actor and Singer Kromow
Luise Napier Actor and Singer Sylviane
Rosina Raisbeck Actor and Singer Praskovia
Donald Solomon Actor and Singer Pritschitsch
Pieter van der Stolk Actor and Singer Bogdanovitch
Robert Ray Choreographer
Franz Lehar Composer
Richard Bonynge Conductor
Peter Bishop Dancer Gigolo
Catherine Elliott Dancer Rich Lady
Neville Grave Dancer Financier
Lois Strike Dancer Cocotte
Kristian Fredrikson Designer
Lotfi Mansouri Director
Elke Neidhardt Director House Director
Roger Barratt Lighting Designer
Gordon Bennett Orchestral Leader
Robert Taylor Secondment NIDA
Jennifer Bermingham Singer, Soprano Zo Zo
Monique Brynnell Singer, Soprano Anna Glawari
Rosamund Illing Singer, Soprano Valencienne
Thomas Edmonds Singer, Tenor Camille de Rosillon
Graeme Ewer Singer, Tenor Njegus
Robert Gard Singer, Tenor Danilo Danilovitch
Gordon Wilcock Singer, Tenor Baron Mirko Zeta
Peter Reeve Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Austria
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 8 performances: Feb 15, 18, 20, 23, 25 and 28 and Mar 2 and 3 . Overture & Ballet (Act 3) orchestrated by Douglas Gamley. Full chorus & dancers not entered
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Season brochure 1984
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Sydney Opera House The Diary Jan/Feb 1984 No 4/5 Vol 11
Cast List
Event Identifier 62958