Madama Butterfly

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Event Madama Butterfly
Venue Treasury Gardens, East Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event First Moomba Festival 1955
First Date March 1955
Opening Date March 1955
Last Date March 1955
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two act opera; produced by the National Theatre Opera Company, one of the National Theatre Movement's three professional companies at the time. Revival of 1954 production
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
R H Elkins Adaptor
Max Worthley Choir Master/Mistress
Eric Clapham Conductor
Foulkes Costume Designer
Hanson Costume Designer
Angus Winneke Designer
Giuseppe Giacosa Librettist
Luigi Illica Librettist
John Bishop Musical Supervisor
David Belasco Playwright
Lennox Brewer Producer
Stefan Haag Producer
Gertrude Johnson Producer
Rupert Browne Scenic Artist
Dres Hardingham Scenic Artist
Louis Kahan Scenic Artist
Harry Mckenna Scenic Artist
Betty Fretwell Singer: Soprano Cho Cho San
Alwyn Smith Singer: Soprano
Leslie Adams Singer: Tenor
Lance Ingram Singer: Tenor Pinkerton
James Convery Stage Director
Poxon Wardrobe Master/Mistress
John Luther Long Writer
Verdon Williams
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Company shown is the 1954 cast & production team with some amendments from National treasure (Frank van Straten 1994)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Treasure
Book Bevan, Theatre Royal
Event Identifier 157134
Dataset AusStage