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In a state memorial service today at the Sydney Opera House, over 2000 people celebrated the life and career of the Australian operatic legend.
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Sally Jackson talks about the NFSA exhibition on the life and work of a forgotten Australian star.
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In this recording from Act 1 of Twilight of the Gods (Die Götterdämmerung), Australian operatic soprano Florence Austral (1892-1968) is performing as Brünnhilde. She refuses a request from her...
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‘Caro Mio Ben’ was recorded in the United States on 30 April 1903; it was the first recording in Victor Gramophone Co.'s pre-eminent Red Seal Celebrity series.
It is a popular concert aria composed...
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Recorded by Ada Crossley on 30 April 1903 during a tour of America, Caro Mio Ben was the first recording in Victor Gramophone Co.'s Red Seal Celebrity series. This popular concert aria was composed...
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This is an excerpt from the garden scene in Act One of Voss. Nighttime in the garden of the Sydney home of the rich merchant Mr Bonner, who will help finance Voss’s expedition to cross the country....
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This silent three-minute compilation of Eyewitness News footage shows dignitaries arriving at the formal opening of the Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.
The Queen attended...
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This segment from the Film Australia documentary La Stupenda shows opera soprano Dame Joan Sutherland performing and at home in Sydney.
Known as La Stupenda, we see Dame Sutherland singing with ...
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John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has returned to the theatre after seeing his father in hospital. He conducts the final act of his new opera, unaware that the young singer playing the understudy is his...
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Sam Harris (Harry Abdy) and his girlfriend Bella (Rita Pauncefort) are parked by the harbour, talking wedding rings and marriage, when they hear beautiful violin music. They follow the sound to the...