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'''''Prima Donna''''' is a 1959 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was an adaptation of an opera by [[Arthur Benjamin]] and was directed by [[Alan Burke (director)|Alan Burke]]. It was the first of several operas Burke would direct.
'''''Prima Donna''''' is a 1959 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was an adaptation of an opera by [[Arthur Benjamin]] and was directed by [[Alan Burke (director)|Alan Burke]]. It was the first of several operas Burke would direct.

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> a


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
The play went for one hour and Burke only had nine hours of rehearsal.<ref name="opera">[http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/alan_burke_abc_opera.htm Interview with Alan Burke about opera]</ref> Burke later recalled:
The play went for one hour and Burke only had nine hours of rehearsal.<ref name="opera">[http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/alan_burke_abc_opera.htm Interview with Alan Burke about opera]</ref> Burke later recalled:
<blockquote>In 1959 I was allowed to do my first opera, ''The Prima Donna'' by Arthur Benjamin This was a live opera, with the orchestra conducted by Joe Post, who was Head of ABC Music. The rehearsal schedule was made out for me. It allowed 3 calls of 3 hours each. I went to see Joe Post to check this relatively short time allocation and he said "Isn't it enough time to tell them where to stand?" Joe Post was a radio person - he hated television. This opera was done in the days when we had the Symphony Orchestra in the studio. One day Joe Post stopped the orchestra and called out "Mr. Burke, those boys are taking close-ups again". I thought 'What can we do?' I said "Forgive me Mr. Post, the reason they are taking close ups is because I have plotted close ups for them". Then I gave him a five minute course on television. So he seemed to accept this.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/alan_burke_early_tv.htm|title= Interview with Alan Burke|website=ABC Gore Hill}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>In 1959 I was allowed to do my first opera, ''The Prima Donna'' by Arthur Benjamin This was a live opera, with the orchestra conducted by [[Joseph Post|Joe Post]], who was Head of ABC Music. The rehearsal schedule was made out for me. It allowed 3 calls of 3 hours each. I went to see Joe Post to check this relatively short time allocation and he said "Isn't it enough time to tell them where to stand?" Joe Post was a radio person - he hated television. This opera was done in the days when we had the Symphony Orchestra in the studio. One day Joe Post stopped the orchestra and called out "Mr. Burke, those boys are taking close-ups again". I thought 'What can we do?' I said "Forgive me Mr. Post, the reason they are taking close ups is because I have plotted close ups for them". Then I gave him a five minute course on television. So he seemed to accept this.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/alan_burke_early_tv.htm|title=Interview with Alan Burke|website=ABC Gore Hill|access-date=29 May 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314222501/http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/alan_burke_early_tv.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>
Marie Tysoe later recalled:
Marie Tysoe later recalled:
<blockquote>That was conducted by Joseph Post. This was done live and we had a lot of trouble to see the conductor and also to please the producer with the camera positions. The orchestra was in the studio as well. It was easy to get out of sync if we did not see the conductor. It was very crowded in the studio.<ref>[http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/marie-tysoe-remembers-2.htm Interview with Marie Tysoe]</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>That was conducted by Joseph Post. This was done live and we had a lot of trouble to see the conductor and also to please the producer with the camera positions. The orchestra was in the studio as well. It was easy to get out of sync if we did not see the conductor. It was very crowded in the studio.<ref>[http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/marie-tysoe-remembers-2.htm Interview with Marie Tysoe]</ref></blockquote>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3522392|Prima Donna}}
*{{IMDb title|3522392}}


{{Alan Burke}}
{{Alan Burke}}
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 October 2024

Prima Donna
Based onopera Prima Donna by Arthur Benjamin
Directed byAlan Burke
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Original release
NetworkABC
Release28 January 1959 (1959-01-28) (live, Sydney)
Release5 March 1959 (1959-03-05) (recording, Melbourne)

Prima Donna is a 1959 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was an adaptation of an opera by Arthur Benjamin and was directed by Alan Burke. It was the first of several operas Burke would direct.

Cast

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  • Valda Bagnall
  • Geoffrey Chard
  • Alan Ferris
  • Rosalind Keene
  • Alan Light
  • Marie Tysoe

Production

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The play went for one hour and Burke only had nine hours of rehearsal.[1] Burke later recalled:

In 1959 I was allowed to do my first opera, The Prima Donna by Arthur Benjamin This was a live opera, with the orchestra conducted by Joe Post, who was Head of ABC Music. The rehearsal schedule was made out for me. It allowed 3 calls of 3 hours each. I went to see Joe Post to check this relatively short time allocation and he said "Isn't it enough time to tell them where to stand?" Joe Post was a radio person - he hated television. This opera was done in the days when we had the Symphony Orchestra in the studio. One day Joe Post stopped the orchestra and called out "Mr. Burke, those boys are taking close-ups again". I thought 'What can we do?' I said "Forgive me Mr. Post, the reason they are taking close ups is because I have plotted close ups for them". Then I gave him a five minute course on television. So he seemed to accept this.[2]

Marie Tysoe later recalled:

That was conducted by Joseph Post. This was done live and we had a lot of trouble to see the conductor and also to please the producer with the camera positions. The orchestra was in the studio as well. It was easy to get out of sync if we did not see the conductor. It was very crowded in the studio.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Interview with Alan Burke about opera
  2. ^ "Interview with Alan Burke". ABC Gore Hill. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Interview with Marie Tysoe
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