 Event |
Orpheus in the Underworld
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| Venue |
Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
26 September 1962 |
| Opening Date |
26 September 1962 |
| Last Date |
15 December 1962 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Operetta |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Operetta
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Jean Brunning
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Actor and Singer
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Teresa Bull
|
Actor and Singer
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Ray Collier
|
Actor and Singer
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Józef Drewniak
|
Actor and Singer
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Geoffrey Dunn
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Adaptor
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Jacques Offenbach
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Composer
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Charles Bristow
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Lighting Designer
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Hector Cremieux
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Lyricist
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Alexander Faris
|
Musical Director
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Kenyon Ames
|
Performer
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Gladys Anderson
|
Performer
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Juno, Jupiter's wife
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Beatrice Aston
|
Performer
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Aurora
|
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Ronald Austron
|
Performer
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Lift Man
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Colin Briggs
|
Performer
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Jacqueline Browning
|
Performer
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Minerva
|
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Chester Carone
|
Performer
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Neptune
|
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Helen Clubb
|
Performer
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Ceres
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Peter Crayne
|
Performer
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Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades
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Judith Eltham
|
Performer
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Chloe, Orpheus's girl-friend
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Pamela Fasso
|
Performer
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Hebe
|
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Victor Flattery
|
Performer
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Mars
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John Fryatt
|
Performer
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Mercury, Jupiter's messenger
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Eve Godly
|
Performer
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Neville Grave
|
Performer
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Janus, and Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades
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Olga Handley
|
Performer
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Brian Harris
|
Performer
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Diane Holmes
|
Performer
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Venus
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Lou Jacobs
|
Performer
|
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Erica Johns
|
Performer
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Cupid, Venus's son, the God of Love
|
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Iris Kells
|
Performer
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Eurydice, Orpheus's wife
|
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Anita Kelly
|
Performer
|
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Donald Kingston
|
Performer
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Bacchus, God of Wine
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Maurine London
|
Performer
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Diana Lucas
|
Performer
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Margaret Matuschka
|
Performer
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Craig McLeod
|
Performer
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Apollo
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Kevin Miller
|
Performer
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Orpheus
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Noel Mitchell
|
Performer
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Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades
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Cynthia Morey
|
Performer
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Calliope, Muse of Poetry, Mother of Orpheus
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Geraldene Morrow
|
Performer
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Peter North
|
Performer
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Calliope's Chauffeur
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Gwendell Oberg
|
Performer
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Pomona
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Jacqueline Peace
|
Performer
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Lindsay Porter
|
Performer
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Paul Rutenis
|
Performer
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Vulcan, Venus's husband
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Bert Shaw
|
Performer
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Dorothy Shaw
|
Performer
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Eric Shilling
|
Performer
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Jupiter, Father of all the Gods
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Suzanne Steele
|
Performer
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Diana
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Eileen Tasker
|
Performer
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Janice Taylor
|
Performer
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Lisa Thompson
|
Performer
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Jon Weaving
|
Performer
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Pluto, Lord of the Underworld (In Act 1, disguised as Aristaeus, a shepherd
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Gordon Wilcock
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Performer
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John Styx, the dead king of Boeotia
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Robert Blake
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Producer
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Chorographer and producer
|
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Malcolm Pride
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Set Designer
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Scenery and Costumes
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William Thompson
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Stage Director
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Carolyn Fairley
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Stage Manager
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Further Information |
This is an English production, by the Sadler's Wells Opera Company.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
16838 |
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