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Opera

Type - Opera
A Summer Night
Currency Lasses
Judith
King Harlequin
The Currency Lass
The Poor Soldier

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Opera

A Summer Night

Comic opera by George Clutsam that premiered in 1910.

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Currency Lasses

Song written by Isaac Nathan in 1846 to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the colony.

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Judith

Opera written by Eugene Goossens which premiered in Sydney in 1951 with Joan Sutherland in the title role.

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King Harlequin

Opera composed by GH Clutsam in 1912.

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The Currency Lass

Perhaps the earliest ballad opera written in Sydney, first performed in 1844.

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The Poor Soldier

Opera with music by William Shield and libretto by John O'Keeffe, which was one of the earliest theatrical productions in Sydney.

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