Purcell's Dioclesian

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Event Purcell's Dioclesian
Venue University of Queensland, Central College Hall, St Lucia, QLD
First Date 15 July 1939
Opening Date 15 July 1939
Last Date 15 July 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description First Australian performance of Dioclesian. masque music or semi-opera. In the second part of the programme the choristers sang stirringly the fifteenth century Agincourt Song and whimsically Bobby Shaftoe, a North Country folksong. Soloists in sixteenth century Schumann and Hebridearr songs mostly concentrated rather on expression than vocal technique.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Recital
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Henry Purcell Composer
R Dalley-Scarlett Conductor
Miriam Jones Musician: Pianist
Morris Cran Orchestral Leader
R Best Singer
Leo Callaghan Singer
R Ham Singer
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 110717