Faust

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Event Faust
Venue Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Umbrella Event Subscription Concert Season 1940
First Date 14 May 1940
Opening Date 14 May 1940
Last Date 14 May 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description First subscription concert for 1940 season. A grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play 'Faust et Marguerite', in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Faust', Part 1. It debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris on 19 March 1859.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gwen Barker Actor and Singer
Viva Crowe Actor and Singer
May Jordan Actor and Singer
Ian Martin Actor and Singer
Charles Gounod Composer
J Wallis Conductor
Archie Day Musician: Organist
Eric Hayne Orchestral Leader
Harold Williams Singer: Baritone
Godfrey Stirling Singer: Tenor
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Courier Mail 29 April 1940 p 14
Event Identifier 110856
Dataset AusStage