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Fix this text*The Bulletin,” Vol. 75—No. 3889
Fix this textWednesday, August 25, 1954
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W.*
Fix this textSeppelts
Fix this textMANY A GRAND OPERA HAS HAD ITS
Fix this textWORLD PREMIERE AT COVENT GARDEN
Fix this textNEAR the heart of London’s West End,
Fix this textbetween the Strand and Long Acre, is
Fix this textCovent Garden—a Square occupied on one
Fix this textside by the largest vegetable, fruit and flower
Fix this textmarket in Britain, and on the other by the
Fix this textRoyal Opera House, one of the world s most
Fix this textcelebrated opera houses. Both these institutions
Fix this texthave flourished side by side for centuries on a
Fix this textsite which was originally occupied by the Abbot
Fix this textof Westminster’s Convent Garden of which
Fix this textthe present name is a corruption.
Fix this textCovent Garden used to be a fashionable
Fix this textpromenade but following the incursion of the
Fix this textvegetable and fruit vendors the people ot
Fix this textfashion moved to more exclusive surroundings
Fix this textfurther west, but the theatre stood its ground
Fix this textand its reputation continued to grow throughout
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Fix this textFor generations past the greatest names in
Fix this textopera have sung at Covent Garden and the
Fix this textRoyal Opera House, with its grand staircase
Fix this textand its rich red and gold auditorium, remains a
Fix this texttreasured architectural period-piece.
Fix this textIn 1732 Covent Garden Theatre, as it was
Fix this textthen known, was opened by a celebrated
Fix this textharlequin, named John Rich. The first play to
Fix this textbe staged there was Congreve’s Way of the
Fix this textWorld, and this was followed by Thomas Arne’s
Fix this textArtaxerxes. Handel, the great musical com-
Fix this textposer, lived in London for nearly fifty years
Fix this textand it was at Covent Garden that most of his
Fix this textoratorios were produced; his Atlanta was per-
Fix this textformed there by Royal command in 1736.
Fix this textFire destroyed Rich’s Covent Garden theatre
Fix this textin 1808. The theatre was rebuilt the following
Fix this textyear and in 1817 Mozart’s Don Giovanni and
Fix this textThe Marriage of Figaro were produced; in the
Fix this textfollowing years many other operas had then
Fix this textfirst performances at Covent Garden. By 1848
Fix this textopera had become firmly established. II Trova-
Fix this texttore appeared in 1855 and the following year,
Fix this textwhile a masked ball was in progress, the theatre
Fix this textwas again destroyed by fire.
Fix this textThe present building, with its impressive
Fix this textCorinthian colonnade, was designed by E. M.
Fix this textBarry and built in 1858, A few of the famous
Fix this textnames associated with Covent Garden were
Fix this textGarrick, Kemble, Sarah Siddons, Edmund Kean,
Fix this textMcCready, Helen Faucet and Melba, who first
Fix this textappeared there in 1888.
Fix this textToday, Covent Garden is a national opera
Fix this texthouse, open all the year round at reasonable
Fix this textprices for both opera and ballet. The reputation
Fix this textof the latter has risen to unprecedented heights,
Fix this textfor the resident company is the world-famous
Fix this textSadler’s Wells Ballet. One of the most brilliant
Fix this textof the many Coronation festivities during 1953
Fix this textwas the gala first performance of Benjamin
Fix this textBritten’s Gloriana, attended by H.M. the Queen,
Fix this textthe Duke of Edinburgh and other members ot
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Fix this textEXTRA DRY SOLERO • ROYAL PURPLE PARA
Fix this textCHATEAU TANUNDA BRANDY • GREAT WESTERN CHAMPAGNE
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