 Event |
Opera and Ballet Festival
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS |
| First Date |
8 October 1945 |
| Last Date |
14 October 1945 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
An opera and ballet festival opened by the French Minister to Australia (Mr Auge) at the Theatre Royal was an outstanding feature of International week in Hobart. The programme included the unique are a garden scene from "Faust", Verdi's opera "Aida", in which Miss Joyce Macartney took the leading role, colourful dancers of Russia, Spain, Mexico, Scotland, and Australia, and a Chinese pageant with stage decorations by art pupils of the Technical College. The producer and musical director of the festival was Dr R. T. Werther, and Mr. Marcus Trappes was dramatic producer. |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Newspaper: Opera and Ballet Festival, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 13 October 1945, 5
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Newspaper: Opera at Hobart, The Examiner, 11 October 1945, 5
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Newspaper: Opera will be feature of International Week, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 29 September 1945, 22
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Examiner, 11 October 1945, p. 5, digitised on Trove |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
168917 |
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