Aida

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Event Aida
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event National Theatre Festival of the Arts 1951: Season Five
First Date 6 March 1951
Opening Date 6 March 1951
Last Date 17 March 1951
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Only appearance in Australia by Marjorie Lawrence in a fully staged opera. This was after she had polio and could no longer stand. The book & Hollywood film Interrupted Melody include this performance
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Frederick Collier Actor and Singer High Priest
Ivan Dixon Actor and Singer Radames
Marjorie Lawrence Actor and Singer Amneris
Laurie Lott Actor and Singer Amonasro
Betna Pontini Actor and Singer Aida
John Shaw Actor and Singer Amonasro (alternate cast)
Jean Alexander Choreographer
Joseph Post Conductor
Jean Alexander Costume Designer
Joyce Graeme Dancer
Rex Reid Dancer
Ottomar Karnowski Designer
Lennox Brewer Director
Gordon Wilcock Supernumerary
Herman Schildberger
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Treasure
Event Identifier 156557
Dataset AusStage