y separately published work icon Rita and Dita single work   musical theatre   children's   - 20 mins
Issue Details: First known date: 1968... 1968 Rita and Dita
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Rita and Dita are written and crafted and aimed at youngsters, introducing them to the idea of opera and operetta. The story is about two children who get lost and are rescued by their Dad. (Source: "Opera? We're Just Kidding", The Mercury, 2 July, 2015:4)

Production Details

  • Composer's note: First performance by Queensland Opera Company at Graceville State School, Brisbane, 13 May 1968.

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First known date: 1968
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Australian Music Centre , 1968 .
      Extent: 29p.
      Description: 1 fascsimile score
      Note/s:

      • Children's operetta in one act.

        Commissioned by Arts Council of Australia (Qld Division) for Queensland Opera Company for opera in schools tours.

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Opera? We're Just Kidding! Penny Thow , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 2 July 2015; (p. 4)
— Review of Rita and Dita Colin Brumby , 1968 single work musical theatre ; Rita and Dita and The Pirate : A Children's Operetta in One Act Colin Brumby , 1969 single work musical theatre
Opera? We're Just Kidding! Penny Thow , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 2 July 2015; (p. 4)
— Review of Rita and Dita Colin Brumby , 1968 single work musical theatre ; Rita and Dita and The Pirate : A Children's Operetta in One Act Colin Brumby , 1969 single work musical theatre
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