Sylvia (1961 film)

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Sylvia
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Christopher Muir
Production company Australian Broadcasting Commission
Original release
Release8 March 1961 (1961-03-08) (Melbourne)

Sylvia is a 1961 TV ballet broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

A ballet set in ancient Greece. The love of Aminta for Sylvia.

Cast

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References

  1. "Ballet Gets the TV treatment". The Age. 2 March 1961. p. 12.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.