Melbourne Town Hall, Music Performance, Music Programs, 1970s, Sun Aria Grand Final
Summary
Programme for the 1976 Sun Aria Grand Final. Held at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 5 October, 1976. Won by Judith Henley.
The Sun Aria is Australia’s longest running competition for emerging classical singers, and since 1924 it has launched the international careers of several artists, including Dame Malvina Major (1964) Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (1965), Jonathon Summers (1973), Judith Henley (1976), Roger Lemke (1985), Jason Wasley (1993), and Rachelle Durkin (2000).
This programme is one of over 300 Town Hall music programmes held in the collection. Dating from the 1920s until the 21st Century, these programmes document performances by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, the annual Sun Aria Competition, as well as the performances of visiting soloists and conductors from around the world. The advertisements within the programmes are equally fascinating, featuring adverts for TAA Airlines, Berlei, Benson and Hedges Cigarettes, and local Melbourne businesses selling everything from records to furs.
