The Australian Ballet: 50 Years
16 October 2012
1744360 Postal and numismatic cover
The Australian Ballet’s inaugural performance was the classic Swan Lake, which opened at Sydney’s Her Majesty’s Theatre on 2 November 1962, closely followed by the company’s first commissioned work, Rex Reid’s Melbourne Cup. The Australian Ballet presents around 200 performances each year in Australia and overseas. It undertook its first major international tour in 1965, and its 33 tours abroad have compounded its well-earned and enviable reputation on the world stage. The Australian Ballet’s touchstone is “Caring for tradition, daring to be different”. In this 50th anniversary year it returns to its beginning, with a new production of Swan Lake being one of its five commissions.
1744220 Maxicard set of two
1744130 Stamp pack
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