The Consul

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Event The Consul
Venue Crystal Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW
Umbrella Event Coronation Arts Festival
First Date 28 July 1953
Opening Date 28 July 1953
Last Date 30 July 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "The Consul is written in three acts. The action of the story transpires somewhere in Europe where a young woman, Magda Sorel, is vainly attempting to see the consul so that she might obtain help to cross the frontier with her husband, a member of a secret organisation, who is being pursued by secret police."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Louis Kahan Designer
Gian Carlo Menotti Librettist
Eric Clapham Musical Director
Stefan Haag Producer
Leonard Delaney Singer
Stefan Haag Singer
Robert Allman Singer: Baritone
John Shaw Singer: Baritone
Justine Rettick Singer: Contralto
Wilma Whitney Singer: Mezzo-Soprano
Marie Collier Singer: Soprano
Joyce Simmons Singer: Soprano
Barbara Wilson Singer: Soprano
Lorenzo Nolan Singer: Tenor
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Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Performed on 28 and 30 July 1953.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Barrier Miner, 28 July 1953, p. 6
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 97517