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The Organist and the Sailor

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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Billy Budd, Noreen Hennessy, Peter Ustinov, Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney, Wurlitzer

Organist drawingFor many years Noreen Hennessy was quite the character in Sydney, where she worked as the resident organist at the Prince Edward Theatre. Now, I was surprised to discover that theatres and cinemas (and the Prince Edward doubled as both things) had resident organists long after the transition from silent films to talkies – but they did, and they were often very famous and popular. Continue reading →

It’s a Backstage Thing

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

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Abbey Theatre, backstage, Billy Budd, Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera, Rimski Korsakov, Teatro Alla Scala, theatre

Backstage at Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Backstage at Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Britten, Forster and Crozier working hard on Billy Budd

Britten, Forster and Crozier working hard on Billy Budd

Nicola Benoit at work on a backdrop for a Rimski-Korsakov opera at La Scala

Nicola Benoit at work on a backdrop for a Rimski-Korsakov opera at La Scala

Rehearsing Gilbert & Sullivan's Princess Ida

Rehearsing Gilbert & Sullivan’s Princess Ida

Waiting in the wings

Waiting in the wings

The way it looks from our side.

The way it looks from our side.

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