Otello

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Event Otello
Venue Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, NSW
Umbrella Event Grand Opera Season 1957
First Date 3 September 1957
Opening Date 3 September 1957
Last Date 11 September 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Othello, Moor of Venice, is manipulated by Iago into murdering his wife Desdemona.
Act 1: A Seaport in Cyprus.
Act 2: Hall of Othello's Castle.
Act 3: A Terrace of Othello's Castle.
Act 4: Desdemona's Bed Chamber.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Max Brown Actor and Singer
Pamela Coleman Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Gregory Dempsey Actor and Singer Cassio 5,7,9,11 September
Ronald Dowd Actor and Singer Othello, 3rd September
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Valerie Earl Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Anthony Fenech Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Gerard Field Actor and Singer
Waverney Ford Actor and Singer Herald
Victor Franklin Actor and Singer Roderigo
John Germain Actor and Singer Montano
Joan Hammond Actor and Singer Desdemona
Dorothy Hitch Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Rosalind Keene Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Arthur Kennedy Actor and Singer
Wesley Ladd Actor and Singer
Margareth Lanningan Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Bruce Lawrence Actor and Singer
Alan Light Actor and Singer Ludovico
Murray Mardardy Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Noel McCabe Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Bettine McCaughan Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Raymond McDonald Actor and Singer Cassio 3rd September Othello 5, 7, 9, 11 September
Gloria McDonall Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Leo McKernan Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Peter North Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Dudley O'Keefe Actor and Singer
Gwendell Oberg Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Donald Powell Actor and Singer
Brian Richardson Actor and Singer
Janne Ross Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Walter Rychtowski Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
John Shaw Actor and Singer Iago
Judith Staff Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Ferdinand Togni Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Elizabeth West Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Wilma Whitney Actor and Singer Emilia
Gino Zancanaro Actor and Singer Soldiers, Fishermen, Citizen etc
Eric Clapham Associate Conductor
George Humphrey Associate Conductor
Georg Tintner Associate Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi Composer
Ernest Llewellyn Concert Master
Joseph Post Conductor
Louis Kahan Designer
Arnold Matters Director
Alex Young Electrician
Pat Shaw Hair Stylist
Norman Parker Head Mechanist
Joseph Post Musical Director
Brian Cahill Musician
Max Cooke Musician
Colin Evans Musician Piccolo
John Freeland Musician Flute
Blodwen Hill Musician Second Viola
Clarrie Mellor Musician French Horn
Gabor Reeves Musician Principal Clarinettist
Lois Simpson Musician Principal Cellist
Douglas Trengrove Musician French Horn
Ian Wilson Musician Principal Oboist
Robert Pikler Musician: Violist Lead Viola
Robert Miller Orchestral Leader
Frants Folmer Properties Master/Mistress
Ron Patten Publicist
Stefan Haag Stage Director Production Director
John Dowey Stage Manager
Richard Mooney Stage Manager
Will Thompson Stage Manager
Philip Cope Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Mary Poxon Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 5 performances: 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th September 1957
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 29876
Dataset AusStage