'Acted and sung in Italian': Catherine Hayes and Anna Bishop in Sydney, 1855-1856
'Acted and sung in Italian': Catherine Hayes and Anna Bishop in Sydney, 1855-1856
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Melbourne, Vic: Lyrebird Press - University of Melbourne
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Melbourne, Vic: Lyrebird Press - University of Melbourne
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, Sydney audiences had a strong preference for English opera. In 1852, the first production of Bellini's Norma stimulated interest in the new style of Italian opera, and three years later audiences were entranced by Hayes's season of opera 'acted and sung' in Italian. By the end of Bishop's season, whi...
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'Acted and sung in Italian': Catherine Hayes and Anna Bishop in Sydney, 1855-1856
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TN_cdi_proquest_reports_1549867
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1325-5266
