[Shaw, John (baritone) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3531039
- 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 ephemera items for opera singer John Shaw including performance programs and news article.
- Biography/History:
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"John Shaw was born in Newcastle of a musical family. He studied in Melbourne with Henri Portnoj and joined the Australian National Opera in 1945. He stayed ten years with the company. An Italian Opera Company came to Australia in 1955 and engaged Shaw to sing all the main baritone roles - in Italian. In 1958 he went to London, where he was engaged by the Covent Garden Company for the production of 'Rigoletto' and became on of that company's principal dramatic baritones. In 1963 Shaw returned to Australia as a celebrity artist for a concert tour for the ABC." - Karl Levett, 2014.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer.
- For information about other performances by this artist, see also the 'Symphony Australia collection of concert touring schedules and artist itineraries 1934 to 1997' in the Library's catalogue.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
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- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- A partial list of contents is available, for items acquired from 2023 onwards.
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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