Otello

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Event Otello
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Grand Opera Season 1957
First Date 2 October 1957
Opening Date 2 October 1957
Last Date 9 November 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Othello, Moor of Venice, is manipulated by Iago into murdering his wife Desdemona.
Act 1: A Seaport in Cyprus.
Act 2: Hall of Othello's Castle.
Act 3: A Terrace of Othello's Castle.
Act 4: Desdemona's Bed Chamber.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
D Burrows Actor and Singer Chorus
Gabor Caraker Actor and Singer
Norman Carbuhn Actor and Singer Chorus
Michael Carter Actor and Singer
Pamela Coleman Actor and Singer
Tony Davey Actor and Singer
Gregory Dempsey Actor and Singer
Ronald Dowd Actor and Singer Othello
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer
Fay Eddy Actor and Singer
Anthony Fenech Actor and Singer
David Foop Actor and Singer
Waverney Ford Actor and Singer
Victor Franklin Actor and Singer Roderigo
John Germain Actor and Singer Montano
Isobel Grant Actor and Singer
Mort Hall Actor and Singer
Joan Hammond Actor and Singer Desdemona
Dorothy Hitch Actor and Singer
John Hosking Actor and Singer
Rosalind Keene Actor and Singer
Aileen Landers Actor and Singer
Fred Lang Actor and Singer
Gladys Lang Actor and Singer
Margaret Lanigan Actor and Singer
Florence Lynch Actor and Singer
Murray Mardardy Actor and Singer
Ruby McBean Actor and Singer
Noel McCabe Actor and Singer Ludovico
Bettine McCaughan Actor and Singer
Raymond McDonald Actor and Singer Cassio
Gloria McDonall Actor and Singer
Leo McKernan Actor and Singer
David Nally Actor and Singer
Laurence Nelson Actor and Singer Chorus
Peter North Actor and Singer
Gwendell Oberg Actor and Singer
Rodney Rackham Actor and Singer
Dorothy Rea Actor and Singer
Ben Riley Actor and Singer
Janne Ross Actor and Singer
Walter Rychtowski Actor and Singer
John Shaw Actor and Singer Iago
Ferdinand Togni Actor and Singer
Elizabeth West Actor and Singer
John White Actor and Singer
Wilma Whitney Actor and Singer Emilia
Gino Zancanaro Actor and Singer
Giuseppe Verdi Composer
Eric Clapham Conductor
George Humphrey Conductor
Georg Tintner Conductor
Kurt Woess Conductor Guest Conductor by courtesy of A.B.C.
Louis Kahan Designer Scenery and Costumes
Arnold Matters Director
Robert Quentin General Manager
Norman Parker Head Mechanist
Harry Hutchins Orchestral Leader
Bertha Jorgensen Orchestral Leader
Works
Further Information 7 performances 2,4,8,12,15 October, 7, 9 November
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 16440