Opera at Hobart

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Title Opera at Hobart
Abstract/Description An opera and ballet festival opened by the French Minister to Australia (Mr Auge) at the Theatre Royal was an outstanding feature of International week in Hobart. The programme included the unique are a garden scene from "Faust", Verdi's opera "Aida", in which Miss Joyce Macartney took the leading role, colourful dancers of Russia, Spain, Mexico, Scotland, and Australia, and a Chinese pageant with stage decorations by art pupils of the Technical College. The producer and musical director of the festival was Dr R. T. Werther, and Mr. Marcus Trappes was dramatic producer.
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Source The Examiner, Examiner Newspapers, Launceston, TAS, 1900
Item URL
Page 5
Date Issued 11 October 1945
Language English
Citation Opera at Hobart, The Examiner, 11 October 1945, 5
Resource Identifier 76803
Dataset AusStage