The Marriage of Figaro

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Event The Marriage of Figaro
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
First Date 14 October 1939
Opening Date 14 October 1939
Last Date 17 October 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Opera Production by The National Theatre & The National Opera School
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cid Ellwood Accompanist
Mary Brown Actor and Singer The Countess
Frank Lasslett Actor and Singer The Count
Beatrice Oakley Actor and Singer Susanna
Fred Taplin Actor and Singer Figaro
Gertrude Johnson Administrator
Edouard Borovansky Choreographer
Eric Clapham Conductor One Performance as conductor - his debut
William P Carr Director
Gustav Slapoffski Musical Director Conducted two of the three performances
Tony Briglia Musician: Cellist
William P Carr Production Coordinator
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Chorus of 60. When complete Novello's advised them to keep the scores in Australia for safety as WWII had begun
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Theatre by Frank van Straten
Event Identifier 156417
Dataset AusStage