Edward Downes

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Contributor Edward Downes
Gender Male
Nationality British
Date of Birth 17 June 1924
Date of Death 10 July 2009
Functions Conductor, Musical Director, Translator
Notes Born Birmingham
Events
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 1 June 1991
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 May 1991
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Salome, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 January 1976
  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975
  • Tosca, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1975
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Il Trittico : Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Conductor

  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 1 June 1991
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 May 1991
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Salome, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 January 1976
  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975
  • Tosca, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1975
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Il Trittico : Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Musical Director

Translator

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

William Reid - Conductor

Bernd Benthaak - Director, Producer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Nance Grant - Actor and Singer, Singer: Soprano

John Copley - Director, Original Director

  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972

Allan Lees - Designer, Set Designer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972

Tom Lingwood - Designer, Director

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Salome, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 January 1976
  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Robert Gard - Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Neil Warren-Smith - Actor and Singer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

John Germain - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Lone Koppel Winther - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Rosina Raisbeck - Actor and Singer, Singer

Richard Strauss - Composer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Salome, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 January 1976
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Giuseppe Verdi - Composer

  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975
  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972

William Bamford - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975

Grant Dickson - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973

Graeme Ewer - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973

Ronald Maconaghie - Actor and Singer

  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Yvonne Minton - Actor and Singer, Singer: Mezzo-Soprano

Raymond Myers - Actor, Actor and Singer

Donald Shanks - Actor and Singer, Singer: Bass Baritone

  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973

Donald Smith - Actor and Singer, Singer: Tenor

Michael Stennett - Costume Designer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972

Ron Stevens - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Ludwig van Beethoven - Composer

  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972

Robert Allman - Actor and Singer

  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973

Geoffrey Arnold - Chorus Master/Mistress, Conductor

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973

Trevor Brown - Actor and Singer

Rhonda Bruce - Actor and Singer

Elizabeth Connell - Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974

Ronald Dowd - Actor and Singer

  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973

Mark Elder - Conductor

Rosemary Gordon - Actor and Singer

  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Mary Hayman - Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973

Leoš Janáček - Composer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974

Cynthia Johnston - Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973

Ralph Koltai - Designer

  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973

Alan Light - Actor, Singer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Giacomo Puccini - Composer

Janice Taylor - Actor and Singer

  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

Richard Wagner - Composer

  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973

Anson Austin - Actor and Singer

Keith Bain - Choreographer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Roger Barratt - Lighting Designer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Brian Beatty - Concert Master

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Alban Berg - Composer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Reginald Byers - Actor and Singer

Dolores Cambridge - Actor and Singer

Tito Capobianco - Director

  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975

Conal Coad - Actor and Singer

Desmond Digby - Designer

Robert Eddie - Actor and Singer

Lauris Elms - Singer: Contralto

  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973

Gerald English - Actor

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Anthony Everingham - Lighting Designer

Pat Fackrell - Scenic Artist

Victoria Feitscher - Designer

  • Tosca, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1975

Paul Ferris - Actor and Singer

Tazeena Firth - Designer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Glenys Fowles - Actor and Singer

Beryl Furlan - Actor and Singer

Angela Giblin - Actor and Singer

Ray Godden - Wardrobe Master

Stephen Hall - Director

  • Tosca, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1975

Janice Hill - Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Michael Kaempff - Stage Manager

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Kevin Kennedy - Actor

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Jacqueline Kensett-Smith - Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Otakar Kraus - Translator

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Dennis Lord - Scenic Artist

Andrew MacTier - Assistant Producer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Graeme McIntosh - Actor and Singer

Elijah Moshinsky - Director

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Elke Neidhardt - Assistant Producer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Timothy O'Brien - Designer

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

Moffatt Oxenbould - Director

John Pringle - Actor and Singer

Sergei Prokofiev - Composer

  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973

Maurits Sillem - Conductor

Miluska Simkova - Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Suzanne Steele - Singer

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

John Stoddart - Designer

Georg Tintner - Conductor

  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975

Mario Vanarelli - Designer

  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975

Sam Wanamaker - Director

  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973

Warner Whiteford - Stage Manager

The Australian Opera

  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 1 April 1976
  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976
  • Salome, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 29 January 1976
  • Simon Boccanegra, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 13 August 1975
  • Tosca, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1975
  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Jenufa, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, ACT, 10 April 1975
  • Jenufa, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 25 July 1974
  • Tannhauser, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 6 April 1974
  • Tannhauser, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 18 October 1973
  • War and Peace, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1973
  • Nabucco, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 April 1973
  • Fidelio, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 12 March 1973
  • Il Trittico : Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1973
  • Fidelio, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 5 August 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW, 8 July 1972
  • Rigoletto, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 15 March 1972
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 4 March 1972

The Sydney Philharmonia Choir

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Elizabethan Trust Sydney Orchestra

  • Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 22 July 1975
  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973

Australian Broadcasting Commission Concert Department

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

The Adelaide Festival of Arts

  • Wozzeck, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 6 March 1976

The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust

The Australian Opera Chorus

  • Verdi Requiem, Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 15 November 1973
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