Related Research Articles
The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted.
Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson was a Scottish conductor and opera intendant. He was also well known for his service to the BBC and his achievements during his reign as the longest serving principal conductor of the Scottish National Orchestra in which the orchestra was awarded its Royal Patronage.
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (AETT) is an Australian theatre and performing arts company based in Sydney established in 1954. It is today especially known for its music scholarship program.
Beryl May Jessie Toye,, known professionally as Wendy Toye, was a British dancer, stage and film director and actress.
The Gateway Theatre was a Category C listed building in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on Elm Row at the top of Leith Walk.
Christopher Muir was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama.
Christopher Whelen was an English composer, conductor and playwright, best known for his radio and television operas. Because much of his work was written for specific theatre productions in the 1950s, or directly for broadcast in the 1960s to the 1980s, little of it survives today, though a number of his scores and related papers have been deposited in the British Library.
Opera was an important feature of the Edinburgh International Festival from its inception.
Ballet was an important part of the Edinburgh International Festival from its earliest days, with performances taking place at the Empire Theatre, later to be refurbished to become the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
Drama was an important part of the Edinburgh International Festival from its earliest days, with performances taking place at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, the Assembly Hall, the Gateway Theatre and occasionally in other venues.
The following works received their world premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival:
Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947 to 1957 lists the major artists who have appeared at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Opera continued to be one of the main features of the Edinburgh International Festival in the second decade.
Ballet continued to be an important part of the Edinburgh International Festival during the second decade of the festival. As at the beginning, most performances took place at the Empire Theatre, later to be refurbished to become the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1957–1966 lists the major artists who appeared during the second decade of the Edinburgh International Festival.
The Visual Arts at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947 to 1976 lists exhibitions during the first three decades of the festival.
Opera continued to be one of the most important features of the Edinburgh International Festival in the third decade.
Ballet continued to be an significant part of the Edinburgh International Festival during the third decade of the festival. However, in a period which saw increased concerts, staged operas, dramas and exhibitions, there was actually a reduction in the number of ballet companies coming to the festival, from 19 in 1957–1966 to 12 in 1967–1976.
Drama was an increasingly important part of the Edinburgh International Festival during its third decade. There were a total of 85 productions that were put on stage.
Musicians at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1967–1976 lists the major artists who appeared during the third decade of the Edinburgh International Festival.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Edinburgh International Festival 1957 Souvenir Programme. 1957.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edinburgh International Festival 1958 Souvenir Programme. 1958.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Edinburgh International Festival 1959 Souvenir Programme. 1959.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edinburgh International Festival 1960 Souvenir Programme. 1960.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Edinburgh International Festival 1961 Souvenir Programme. 1961.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Edinburgh International Festival 1962 Souvenir Programme. 1962.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edinburgh International Festival 1963 Souvenir Programme. 1963.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Edinburgh International Festival 1964 Souvenir Programme. 1964.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Edinburgh International Festival 1965 Souvenir Programme. 1965.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Edinburgh International Festival 1966 Souvenir Programme. 1966.