[Elizabethan Trust Opera Company : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3527737
- Format:
- Book
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
- folders of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Biography/History:
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The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (AETT) was set up in September 1954 and named to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia. The Trust played a key role in establishing high culture in Australia through its involvement in setting up: the Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company (now Opera Australia) in 1956; the Elizabethan Opera Ballet Company, a short lived ballet company set up in 1957; (with J. C. Williamson Ltd.) the Australian Ballet Foundation in 1961; the Australian Ballet School under the direction of Margaret Scott; the Elizabethan Trust Orchestra in 1967; and the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship in 1977, to further the musical education of professional opera singers. In the 1970s, the AETT went into receivership and its operations were scaled back. Its arts promotion role passed to the Australian Council for the Arts (later the Australia Council).
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Cannot determine publication date because this record has an open range of dates
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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