The Marriage of Figaro; or, The Follies of a Day

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Event The Marriage of Figaro; or, The Follies of a Day
Venue Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1832-1840), Sydney, NSW
First Date 11 May 1833
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Martha Bland Actor and Singer Countess
Mary Bland Actor and Singer Agnes
Cooper Actor and Singer Count Almaniera
Johnson Actor and Singer Pedro
Love Actor and Singer Page
Angus Mackie Actor and Singer Antonio
John Meredith Actor and Singer Figaro
Vale Actor and Singer Basil
Frances Weston Actor and Singer Susan
Thomas Holcroft Adaptor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer
Lorenzo Da Ponte Librettist
Henry Bishop Music Adaptor
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Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Irvin notes that this is an 'adaption' of the Mozart/Da Ponte version, text by T Holcroft music by Henry Bishop, who omitted the original overture and 8 of Mozart's numbers, substituted 10 of his own and 6 dances.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Irvin, Dictionary of the Australian Theatre 1788-1914.
Book Irvin, Theatre Comes to Australia
Event Identifier 146637
Dataset AusStage