Rigoletto/Faust/La Boheme/Lucia di Lammermoor/Butterfly

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Event Rigoletto/Faust/La Boheme/Lucia di Lammermoor/Butterfly
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event 1919/1920 Rigo Grand Opera Tour
First Date 9 August 1919
Opening Date 9 August 1919
Last Date 1 October 1919
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Lucia opened 224/81919. Grand Concert 21/10/19 to close season
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Vera Bedford Actor and Singer
Amy Castles Actor and Singer Mimi (Boheme). Butterfly, Faust
Eileen Castles Actor and Singer
Frederick Collier Actor and Singer
Ralph Errolle Actor and Singer
Ercole Filippini Actor and Singer
Gertrude Johnson Actor and Singer Gilda (Rigoletto), Marguerite (Faust). Final Concert, Lucia (Lucia)
Tom Minogue Actor and Singer
Browning Mummery Actor and Singer
Leah Myers Actor and Singer
Patti Russell Actor and Singer
Elsie Treweek Actor and Singer
Walter Wheatley Actor and Singer
Gustav Slapoffski Conductor
Frank Rigo Director
Works
Further Information After the Melbourne season Williamsons took over the rest of the tour with Frank Rigo as Stage Director. Additional "stars" were added from the USA and locally though it is generally agreed that Gertrude Johnson outshone Amy Castles
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Treasure by Frank van Straten OAM
Event Identifier 156340
Dataset AusStage