Two Operas : Savitri and Prima Donna

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Event Two Operas : Savitri and Prima Donna
Venue University of Sydney, Wallace Theatre, Camperdown, NSW
Umbrella Event International Festival of Drama and Music, 1956
First Date 4 August 1956
Opening Date 4 August 1956
Last Date 8 August 1956
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Savitri: an episode from the Mahabharata.
Prima Donna: a comic opera in one act.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Ballet
Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cedric Cliffe Author
Arthur Benjamin Composer
Gustav Holst Composer
Donald Peart Conductor
Anton Crouch Lighting Operator/Technician
Derek Hentze Lighting Operator/Technician
Nigel Lovell Producer
Robert Lloyd Set Designer
William Diamond Singer
Alan Ferris Singer
Alan Light Singer
Frank Lisle Singer
Ralph Middenway Singer
Nerissa Niblo Singer
Bernadette Quinn Singer
Gloria Smith Singer
Denise Thompson Singer
Warwick Coombes Stage Manager
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First performance in Sydney of Savitri; first performance of Prima Donna in Australia.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Event Identifier 71316
Dataset AusStage