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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1968
Page
4
The Elizabethan Trust Company staged Tosca at Her Majesty’s Theatre as the Adelaide Festival gala. The performance electrified the audience and was hailed as a memorable social highlight of the festival with a striking, stirring rendition.
Review of the Canberra performance lauds Maria Cather Isa Ark Donald Smith and Gobbi in Tosca. Praises Tosca’s emotional depth, the conductor and cast delivering powerful, romantic arias, and notes a twelve minute ovation and fifteen curtain calls. The piece highlights stagecraft, vocal prowess, and audience reaction.
The article discusses how modern music genres tend to be identified by one dominant instrument. It traces the rise of electric guitar in folk, the impact of rhythm and blues, and the shift toward distinct instrument-led styles. It notes the Mersey beat and early rock influences shaping trends and mentions varying sounds and tech advances influencing the scene.
Readable portions reveal events at Canber ra Theatre Centre with Encanto and Chamber music programs. Highlights include Shirley Hussey performances and Canberra Repertory shows, with dates in March and collaborations across arts groups, galleries, and orchestras.
The review finds The Girl And The General a small scale cinematic piece from MGM with a potent cast and simple plot. It centers on a Malian soldier and a hopeful girl as they pursue a wary escape from a fortified area, focusing on their journey and the film’s restrained emotional range.
Hope Hewitt reviews a modest two person Canberra production of Staircase by Charley Dyer. Alexander May and Brian Tammer star in a London premiere style chamber piece about thwarted lives, tense power dynamics, and fragile affection amid a bleak domestic sparring match. The play’s sharp, if burdensome, political subtext and restrained staging earn a strong, tidy performance despite uneven development.
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