Summary
Souvenir metal prototype of a ticket to the opening night of Madame Butterfly, at the first Spoleto Melbourne Festival of Three Worlds, 1986.
The souvenirs were distributed to VIPs attending the event. The inaugural Spoleto Melbourne Festival of Three Worlds was a joint initiative by the Italian Arts Festival, the Victorian Ministry of the Arts and the Regional Government of the region of Umbria. The annual festival was later renamed the Melbourne International Arts Festival. The Italian Arts Festival was founded by Luciano Bini in collaboration with Franco Cavarra, artistic director and Franca Smarelli.
Physical Description
Rectangular brass ticket, engraved with extensive text, including the name, place and date of the show, seat and door number etc.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Phil Magris, Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It), 21 Jan 2000
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Inscribed
State Theatre, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 Sep 1986
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Inscriptions
On front: STT 873 EVENT CODE STT873 EVENT CODE/SPOLETO FESTIVAL/PRESENTS/VICTORIA STATE OPERA/MADAME BUTTERFLY/STATE THEATRE/WEN 17 SEPT 1986 7.30PM extensive text
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Keywords
Festivals, Immigration, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Migration & Settlement, Opera, Operas, Performing Arts, Shipping Industry, Souvenirs, Spoleto Festival
