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The operetta was broadcast on the ABC. It was the first television opera with an Australian historical background.
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thought the production had "musical merit" but had "serious" dramatic problems and needed to be revised.
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Douglas Stewart wrote a play based on the same story which premiered shortly after the operetta.
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List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
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The operetta was composed by John Gordon and was originally performed at
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Diversity in Australia's Music: Themes Past, Present, and for the Future
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http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fisher-frederick-george-15178/text26370
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
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on 29 September 1960. It was revised for television.
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Sydney Teachers' College
operetta
operetta
Fisher's ghost
1924 film
Raymond Longford
Sydney Teachers' College
Marilyn Richardson
List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
Canon: Australian Journal of Music
Diversity in Australia's Music: Themes Past, Present, and for the Future
ISBN
978-1-5275-2066-0
http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fisher-frederick-george-15178/text26370
Review of 1960 production in Sydney Morning Herald 30 Sept 1960


"GHOST LEGEND FROM THE PAST"
The Australian Women's Weekly
"Ghost Story from Convict DaysUsed for TV Opera"
"Australian Film Musicals You Probably Didn't Realise Existed"
Operetta details
AustLit
TV adaptation
AustLit
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