The Visit of the London Symphony Orchestra

A record of the first Australian visit of the London Symphony Orchestra which performed at the 1966 Adelaide Festival of Arts. Later they visited Sydney where they were the first to play in the Sydney Opera House.

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Credits

production company

Movietonenews

Peter Stuyvesant Trust

Duration

00:10:18:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011572

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Adelaide (S. Aust.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney Opera House (N.S.W.)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → History

Music & Performing Arts → Orchestral music

Music & Performing Arts → Sydney Opera House (N.S.W.)

Performance

Performance → Music - Performance

Places → Adelaide (S. Aust.)

Places → Sydney Opera House (N.S.W.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1966

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