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Discover our extraordinary history with this collection of photos and stories from the Opera Australia archives. This series covers half a century of opera, starting in 1970, the year we separated from the Australian Elizabethan Trust and became a fully independent company.

1970

La Bohème

La Bohème played Her Majesty’s Theatre in Sydney and was the major hit of the season. It starred Australian singer Glenys Fowles, making her role debut as Mimì opposite Anson Austin as Rodolfo. Fowles would go on to perform at prestigious opera companies around the world and played Mimì in Australia through to 1988.

The production was directed by Renzo Frusca. Towards the end of the season a fire destroyed the theatre along with all of the sets and costumes, and the production was lost. The final performance was quickly moved to the Capitol Theatre, where the opera was performed in concert mode.

1971

Faust

Joan Carden was one of the biggest stars of Australian opera from the 1970s through to her retirement from opera in 2002. In 1971 she made her debut with the company in two roles: Liù in Turandot and Marguerite in this production of Faust, by German-born director Bernd Benthaak. The title

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Opera North: history and repertoire, seasons 1978–79 to 1980–81

SeasonOpera^[3]ComposerPrincipal castConductorDirectorDesigner^[4]1978–79Samson et DalilaSaint-SaënsGilbert Py (Samson), Katherine Pring (Dalila), John Rawnsley (High Priest)David Lloyd-Jones Patrick Libby John Stoddart 1978–79Les mamelles de
Tirésias^[5]Poulenc Joy Roberts (Thérèse), Stuart Harling (The Husband) Clive TimmsJohn Copley Robin Don 1978–79Dido and Aeneas^[6]PurcellAnn Murray (Dido), Sandra Dugdale (Belinda), Ian Caddy (Aeneas) Clive Timms Ian Watt‑Smith Alexander McPherson 1978–79La bohèmePuccini Robert Ferguson (Rodolfo), Eileen Hannan (Mimi), John Rawnsley (Marcello), Margaret Haggart (Musetta) David Lloyd‑Jones/
Clive Timms Patrick LibbyMargaret Harris1978–79Orpheus in the
UnderworldOffenbach Peter Jeffes (Orpheus), Sandra Dugdale (Euridice), Eric Shilling/Thomas Lawlor (Jupiter), Bonaventura Bottone (John Styx) Clive TimmsWendy Toye Malcolm Pride 1978–79The Magic FluteMozart Robert Ferguson (Tamino), Eiddwen Harrhy (Pamina), Stuart Harling (Papageno), Don Garrard/John Tranter (Sarastro), Margaret Haggart/Iris Saunders (Queen

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