 Event |
The Merry Widow
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| Venue |
Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
15 February 1984 |
| Opening Date |
15 February 1984 |
| Last Date |
3 March 1984 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Take a wealthy and beautiful widow and have her meet a dashing, handsome bachelor in romantic Paris - pour on a profusion of beguiling, bewitching songs like Vilia, the Merry Widow Waltz, the Can-Can and many others - and you have the recipe for the most popular operetta of all time! |
| Description Source |
Brochure |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Operetta
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Austria
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
8 performances: Feb 15, 18, 20, 23, 25 and 28 and Mar 2 and 3
. Overture & Ballet (Act 3) orchestrated by Douglas Gamley. Full chorus & dancers not entered
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection |
Season brochure 1984 |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| Brochure |
Sydney Opera House The Diary Jan/Feb 1984 No 4/5 Vol 11 |
| Cast List |
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| Event Identifier |
62958 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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