Melba

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Event Melba
Venue Ormond Uniting Church Hall, Ormond, VIC
First Date 22 March 1991
Last Date 22 March 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The first act takes place on the terrace of Coombe Cottage, near Lilydale, Victoria, early in September, 1928. The second act - representing Melba’s final “farewell”, at His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, the evening of Saturday, 27 September, 1928.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Australian National Identity
Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Noela Wahr Accompanist
Tony Apted Actor Bill O'Rourke
Bill Bennett Actor Tom Targett
Robert Glab Actor Beverley Nichols
Frances Hutson Actor Dame Nellie Melba
Michael Jeffery Actor Charles Bradley
Catherine O'Neill Actor Helen Daniel
Jenny Occleshaw Actor Stella Power
Michael Mace Director
Alfred Lee Lighting Designer
Martin Skinner Lighting Designer
Paul Sherman Playwright
Michael Jeffery Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer
Newspaper
Correspondence
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 152337