The Consul

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Event The Consul
Venue Regional Victoria Touring, VIC
Umbrella Event Council for Adult Education Regional tour
First Date April 1953
Opening Date April 1953
Last Date May 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A musical drama. Australian Premiere. Enormous success with 90 performances around Australia over the next 2 years. Menotti told Louis Kahan (designer) in London that its Australian success revived his confidence. This tour included 21 Victorian towns
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Allman Actor
Mary Cash Actor
Marie Collier Actor Magda
Dorothea Deegan Actor Secretary
Leonard Delaney Actor
Mary Desmond Actor
Lauris Elms Actor
Betty Fretwell Actor
Stefan Haag Actor
Florence Madden Actor
Lorenzo Nolan Actor
Justine Rettick Actor Mother
Ben Riley Actor
Joyce Simmons Actor
Robert Simmons Actor John Sorel
Wilma Whitney Actor Secretary understudy, did at least 1 performance
James Wilson Actor
John Shaw Actor and Singer Chief of Police
Gian Carlo Menotti Book and Lyrics Librettist
Joseph Post Conductor
Louis Kahan Designer
Stefan Haag Producer
James Convery Stage Director
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Australian premiere. Information found in 1954 programme for The Consul. Orchestra reduced to Chamber Size supplemented with piano.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Treasure
Event Identifier 156976
Dataset AusStage