 Event |
Faust
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| Venue |
Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
3 March 1888 |
| Last Date |
26 March 1888 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
On the evening of 3 March 1888, the baritone Frederick Baker, known under the stage name "Frederick Federici", was performing the role of Mephistopheles in Gounod's opera Faust. This production ended with Mephistopheles sinking dramatically through a trapdoor returning to the fires of hell with his prize, the unfortunate Dr Faustus. The audience was spellbound. As the audience held its collective breath as Federici was lowered down through the stage into this basement, he had a heart attack and died immediately. They laid him on the floor, lifeless, in his crimson vestments. He never came bac |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
France
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Tallis |
| Web |
wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Theatre,_Melbourne |
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| Event Identifier |
104043 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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