Tosca

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Event Tosca
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Grand Opera Season 1957
First Date 17 October 1957
Opening Date 17 October 1957
Last Date 5 November 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Synopsis of Scenes
Act 1 The Church of Andrea della Valle, Rome.
Act 2 Baron Scarpia's Apartment at Farnese Palace
Act 3 At Dawn on the ramparts of Castel Sant' Angelo on the Tiber
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Pamela Coleman Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Gregory Dempsey Actor and Singer Spoletta -Agent of Police
Ronald Dowd Actor and Singer Mario Cavaradossi - a Painter
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Valerie Earl Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Neil Easton Actor and Singer Cesare Angelotti - an Escaped Prisioner
Anthony Fenech Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Waverney Ford Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
John Germain Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Joan Hammond Actor and Singer Floria Tosca -an Opera Singer
Dorothy Hitch Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Rosalind Keene Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Margaret Lanigan Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Murray Mardardy Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Noel McCabe Actor and Singer Gaoler also Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Bettine McCaughan Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Gloria McDonall Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Leo McKernan Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Peter North Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Gwendell Oberg Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Desmond Patterson Actor and Singer Scarrone -a Gendarme
Janne Ross Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Walter Rychtowski Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
John Shaw Actor and Singer Baron Scarpia -Chief of Police
Judith Staff Actor and Singer a Young Shepherd and Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Ferdinand Togni Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Elizabeth West Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
John Young Actor and Singer Sacristan
Gino Zancanaro Actor and Singer Church Dignitaries, Choristers, Soldiers, Citizens etc.
Richard Mooney Assistant Stage Manager
Giacomo Puccini Composer
Eric Clapham Conductor Conductor of Tosca
George Humphrey Conductor
Georg Tintner Conductor
Kurt Woess Conductor Guest conductor by courtesy A.B.C.
Tim Walton Designer
Arnold Matters Director
Alex Young Electrician
Robert Quentin General Manager
Pat Shaw Hair Stylist
Norman Parker Head Mechanist
Giuseppe Giacosa Librettist
Luigi Illica Librettist
Harry Hutchins Orchestral Leader
Bertha Jorgensen Orchestral Leader
Gabor Baraker Performer
Michael Carter Performer
Tony Davey Performer
David Fopp Performer
Mort Hall Performer
Peter Mladenov Performer
Rodney Rackham Performer
Max Reinfhagen Performer
Victorien Sardou Playwright
John Dowey Stage Manager
Philip Cope Wardrobe Master
Mary Poxon Wardrobe Mistress
Works
Further Information 8 performances. October 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31, November 2, 5 matinee.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16438