The Magic Flute

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Event The Magic Flute
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1984
First Date 11 January 1984
Opening Date 11 January 1984
Last Date 11 February 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Perhaps Mozart's best-loved opera. The broad comedy of the trials and tribulations of the bird-catcher Papageno is combined with the grandeur and nobility of Prince Tamino in his search for Pamina, the abducted daughter of the enchanted Queen of Night.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kathryn Dineen Actor and Singer
Margaret Dixon-McIver Actor and Singer Third Lady
Luise Napier Actor and Singer
John Pringle Actor and Singer
Martin Handley Chorus Master
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer
Richard Bonynge Conductor
John Stoddart Designer
John Copley Director
Emanuel Schikaneder Librettist
Donn Byrnes Lighting Designer
Gordon Bennett Orchestral Leader
Sergei Baigildin Singer
Peta Blyth Singer
Bernadette Cullen Singer Three Ladies
Christopher Dawes Singer Monostatos
Paul Ferris Singer Tamino (Jan 13, 26)
John Fulford Singer
Beryl Furlan Singer Three Ladies (Feb)
John Germain Singer
Neville Grave Singer
Richard Greager Singer Tamino
Joseph Grunfelder Singer
Rosemary Gunn Singer Three Ladies
Cynthia Johnston Singer Papagena
Yvonne Kenny Singer Pamina
Christa Leahmann Singer Queen of Night (Feb)
Jolanta Nagajek Singer Three Ladies (Feb)
Patricia Price Singer Three Ladies (Feb)
Donald Shanks Singer
Anthony Warlow Singer
Gregory Yurisich Singer
Gabrielle Bridges Stage Manager
Adrian Mitchell Translator
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 8 performances: Jan 11, 13, 21, 26, 28 and Feb 4, 6, 11
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Australian Opera Programmes
Brochure Sydney Opera House The Diary Jan/Feb 1984 No 4/5 Vol 11
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 62952