Description - Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia II by Margaret McPhee
From opera legend Dame Joan Sutherland to singer and actor Kylie Minogue, from Mental as Anything to the Australian Chamber Orchestra, from ballet prodigy Sir Robert Helpmann to opera librettist David Malouf, a rich and representative tapestry of Australia comes alive in these pages.
The performing arts in Australia have both a colourful history and a dynamic contemporary life. The scope and vibrancy of this area of Australian culture have played a large part in the development of a distinctively Australian identity from colonial times to the present.
The Dictionary of Performing Arts is a guide to 200 years of entertainment and cultural influence. It is intended to be a reference both for people involved in the performing arts, and for those who simply enjoy the fruits of their efforts.
More than 1400 entries have been divided into two volumes: one focusing on theatre, film, radio and television, and the other on music, opera and dance. This volume provides alphabetical listings of many different aspects of music, opera and dance: composers, conductors and choreographers, musicians and pop groups
librettists and lyricists
plot outlines of major dance and opera works
and awards, venues and festivals.
Ann Atkinson is a reference book editor and researcher and the author of The Dictionary of Famous Australians. Linsay Knight has a long history in children's and reference book publishing and is also a professional musician. Margaret McPhee is a writer in the field of Australian reference, history and natural history and the author of The Dictionary of Australian Inventions and Discoveries. All three authors have been involved in The Macquarie Dictionary and other Macquarie Library publications.
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