Fete Galante / The Boatswain's Mate / Savitri / The Perfect Fool / Carmen / The Magic Flute / Faust / La Boheme

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Event Fete Galante / The Boatswain's Mate / Savitri / The Perfect Fool / Carmen / The Magic Flute / Faust / La Boheme
Venue England, England
First Date 14 May 1923
Opening Date 14 May 1923
Last Date 1923
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Covent Garden 1923 season featuring 4 British works & return of Melba. Then toured Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Florence Austral Actor and Singer
Frederick Collier Actor and Singer Escamillo (Carmen)
Gertrude Johnson Actor and Singer Micaela (Carmen), Queen of the Night (Flute)
Nellie Melba Actor and Singer La Boheme & Faust
Beatrice Miranda Actor and Singer
Frank Mullings Actor and Singer
Browning Mummery Actor and Singer
Leah Myers Actor and Singer
Agnes Nicholls Actor and Singer
Robert Radford Actor and Singer Sarastro (Flute)
Clara Serena Actor and Singer
Edna Thornton Actor and Singer
Elsie Treweek Actor and Singer
Gustav Holst Composer Savitri & The Perfect Fool (commissioned)
Ethel Smyth Composer Fete Galante (commissioned) & The Boatswain's Mate
Eugene Goossens Conductor
Oliver P Bernard Designer
Works
Further Information British National Opera featured large numbers of Australians both onstage and as production staff. Melba did not permit radio broadcasts of her performances this season
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National Treasure
Event Identifier 157280
Dataset AusStage