Music in the Round '84

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Event Music in the Round '84
Venue Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, VIC
Umbrella Event 13th Festival of Chamber Music
First Date 3 November 1984
Opening Date 3 November 1984
Last Date 4 November 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Performances every hour from 1pm till 5pm & at 7.30pm across 5 venues (Church, Gallery, Telecom Theatre, Chapel & Union Studio). Over thirty per day over two days. Programme repeated on Sunday. Featuring The Philharmonia of Melbourne, Praetorius Wind Quartet, Melbourne Brass Trio, Victorian Boys' Choir, Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra, i mandolini, The Melbourne Guitar Trio, Peter Clinch Sax Quartet, Stonnington Singers, & Birubi String Quartet
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Festival
Music
Opera
Chamber Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul McDermott Artistic Director
Andrew Blackburn Choir Master Victorian Boys' Choir
Faye Dumont Conductor Bastien and Bastienne
Morag Fraser Designer Bastien and Bastienne
Paul McDermott Director Philharmonia of Melbourne
Bruce Williams Director Bastien and Bastienne
Geoffrey Milne Lighting Designer Bastien and Bastienne
Peter Clinch Musical Director Peter Clinch Sax quartet
John Symons Musical Director Stonnington Singers
Ian Cousins Singer: Baritone
Barry Purcell Singer: Baritone Bastien and Bastienne (Colas)
Ruth Gurner Singer: Mezzo-Soprano
Rhonda Bruce Singer: Soprano
Marion Ewen Singer: Soprano Bastien and Bastienne (Bastienne)
Merlyn Quaife Singer: Soprano
Christopher Bogg Singer: Tenor Bastien and Bastienne (Bastien)
Gerald English Singer: Tenor
John Rickard Speaker
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 2 performances of the opera each day. Other works by Vivaldi. Bach, Franck, Morley, Weelkes, Denniss, Sarcich, Frackenpohl, Hartley, Kodaly, Bardos, Mozart, Britten, Leopold Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Baston, Baumann, Machinelli, Sieur de Chancy, Barbella, Eteradi, Milhaud, Ives, Schubert, Ravel, Berlioz, Lachner, Spohr, Chaussen, D'Indy, Faure, Salzedo, Shostakovich, Cann, Head, Adam, Lasala, Ibe
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 212546