The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia, Volume 2From opera legend Dame Joan Sutherland to singer and actor Kylie Minogue, from Mental as Anything to the Australian Chamber Orchestra, from ballet prodigy Sir Robert Helpmann to opera librettist David Malouf, a rich and representative tapestry of Australia comes alive in these pages. The performing arts in Australia have both a colourful history and a dynamic contemporary life. The scope and vibrancy of this area of Australian culture have played a large part in the development of a distinctively Australian identity from colonial times to the present. This dictionary is a guide to 200 years of entertainment and cultural influence. It is intended as a reference both for people involved in the performing arts, and for those who simply enjoy the fruits of their efforts. theatre, film, radio and television, and this second on music, opera and dance. The volume provides alphabetical listings of many different aspects of music, opera and dance: composers, conductors and choreographers, musicians and pop groups; librettists and lyricists; plot outlines of major dance and opera works; and awards, venues and festivals. |
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Page 96 - Goossens was conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and director of the New South Wales Conservatory.
Page 102 - June 1991 when he was fittingly made a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to planning.
Page 61 - The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) and Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Pulford 2002; Speed 2005).
Page 119 - University and holds a Master of Music Degree from the Eastman School of Music. His numerous compositions include a symphony, three string quartets, and an opera, "The Wife of Martin Guerre," first performed at Juilliard in 1956.
Page 106 - University in 1948. and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 1931 and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1941.
Page 2 - It (1978); Highway to Hell (1979); Back in Black (1980); For Those About to Rock, We Salute You (1981); Flick of the Switch (1983...
Page 102 - CMG (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) in 1960.
Page 113 - Dean of the School of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts...
Page 91 - She won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music where she studied...