The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1973Vol. 44, No. 9

Sydney Opera Sdouse

p. 98 · Read in the full issue

Concert Hall

OFFICIAL OPENING BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: .Sat., Oct. 20, 8.45 pm. Invited audience only.

MOSCOW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Rudolf Barshai, Conductor, The Art of Fugue: Sun., Oct. 21, 3 pm. $5.10, $3.85, $2.60.

SINFONIA OF SYDNEY, Carl Pini, Leader, Neville Marriner, Guest Conductor: Mon., Oct. 22, 8.30 pm. $5, $3.75, $2.50.

SOUTH PACIFIC FESTIVAL presenting outstanding dancers, singers, musicians of the South Pacific: Tues., Oct. 23, 2 pm.—Adults $2, Children $1; Tues., Oct. 23, 8 pm.—Adults $4, Children $2.

ROYAL CONCERT REPEATED Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir —William Van Otterloo, Conductor: Wed., Oct. 24, 8 pm. $6.10, $4.60, $3.10.

THE NATIONAL FOLKLORIC PROGRAMME: Fri., Oct. 26, 8 pm.— Adults $2, Children 50c.

CONCERT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN—Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra: Mon., Oct. 29, 2 pm; Tues., Oct. 30, 2 pm.—Children 50c.

BARTOK STRING QUARTET OF BUDAPEST: Mon., Oct. 29, 8.15 pm. $4, $3, $2.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Walter Susskind, Conductor: Tues., 0ct.30, 8 pm; Wed., Oct. 31, 8 pm. $5.10, $3.85, $2.60.

RECITAL: Wanda Wilkomirska, Violinist, Geoffrey Parsons, Pianist: Thur., Nov. 1, 6 pm ; Thur., Nov. 1, 8.45 pm. $3.10, $2.35, $1.60.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN: Fri., Nov. 2, ll am; Fri., Nov. 2, 2 pm.

THE DANCE COMPANY (N.S.W.): Fri., Nov. 2, 8 pm. $6.00, $4.50, Sat., Nov. 3, 2 pm. Children halfprice matinee.

SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Dean Dixon, Conductor; Sat., Nov. 3, 8 pm. $5.10, $3.85, $2.60.

SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE: Sun., Oct. 21, 8.15 pm; Harry Secombe, Cliff Richard, Digby Wolf. Sun., Oct. 28, 8.15 pm ; Carol Burnett. $l5, $lO, $5.

Opera Theatre

THE AUSTRALIAN OPERA THE MAGIC FLUTE—Mozart; Mon., Oct. 22, 7.30 pm. $l6 50, $12.50, $9.50; Fri., Oct. 26, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50, $6.50; Mon., Oct. 29, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50 $6.50; Sat., Nov. 3, 7.30 pm. $12.50, $9.50, $7.50.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Tues., 0ct.23, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50, $6.50; Fri., Nov. 2, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50, $6.50.

TANNHAUSER—Wagner: Sat., Oct. 27, 7.30 pm. $16.50, $12.50, $9,50; Thur., Nov. 1, 7.30 pm. 510.50, $8.50, $6,50.

WAR AND PEACE—Prokofiev: Tues., Oct. 30, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50, $6.50.

—Il Tabarro /Suor Angelica/ Gianni Schicchi—Puccini:

Wed., Oct. 31, 7.30 pm. $10.50, $8.50, $6.50.

Drama Theatre

The Old Tote Theatre Company

KING RICHARD II —Shakespeare: Tues., Oct. 23 (Performance nightly, with Matinees Weds, and Sats.); Wed., Oct. 24; Thur., Oct. 25; Fri., Nov. 2; Sat., Nov. 3.

THE THREEPENNY OPERA—By Bertholt Brecht, Music Kurt Weill: Fri., Oct. 26; Sat., Oct. 27; Mon., Oct. 29.

WHAT IF YOU DIED 1 TOMORROW—by David Williamson: Mon., Oct. 22; Tues., Oct. 30; Wed., Oct. 31; Thur., Nov. 1. $5.00 all performances.

Evenings, $5.00; Matinees, $4.00.

Music Room

CHILDREN'S FILMS —made by Children's Film Foundation: Sun., Oct. 21, 11 am, 2 pm; Sun., Oct. 28, 11 am, 2 pm.—Adults $l, Children 60c.

FILM: Sun., Oct. 21; Sun., Oct. 28.

THE MERRIE ARTS Opera Concert, Mon., Oct. 22, 8 pm, $8.00; Johnny Sangster Concert, Fri., Oct. 26, 8 pm, $8.00; Indian Dancer Miss Jyoti, Sione Aleki (Tonga), Sat., Oct. 27, 8 pm, $B.OO.

CONCERT Marilyn Richardson, Lauris Elms, Charles Colman, Conductor: Tues., Oct. 23, 8.15 pm. $3.

POETRY READlNGS—featuring 3 great poets of the South Pacific, Hone Tuwhare, Albert Wendt and John Kaisipwalova: Wed., Oct. 24, 5 pm; Fri., Oct. 26, 5 pm. $2.

JAZZ CONCERT: Wed., Oct. 24 evening.

MUSIC THEATRE EVENING: Thur., Oct. 25, 8 pm.

CONCERT (ABC): Mon., Oct. 29, 6.30 pm. $4.10.

RECITAL Lauris Elms, John Winther: Wed., Oct. 31, 8.15 pm. $3.

CONCERT: Thur., Nov. 1, 8 pm.

CARL PINI CHAMBER PLAYERS: Fri., Nov. 2, 6.30 pm. $2.

THE VIENNESE THEATRE —with Peter Wehle the famed Viennese cabaret star: Sat., Nov. 3, 8 pm. $4, $3.

Tickets may be purchased by writing to: THE BOX OFFICE MANAGER, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, P.O. BOX R 239, ROYAL

Exchange, Sydney, N.S.W., 2001.

The South Pacific groups will also perform in the streets of Sydney during lunch hours, Oct, 24, 25, 26 . . . and in the suburbs of Sydney in the evenings of October 24, 25, 26, 27.