Désirée Talbot Talbot as Judith
and Gregorio Fiasconaro as Duke Bluebeard
in Bartok's opera "Bluebeard's Castle"
given its first London performance in 1956-57
at Chisholm's Festival of South African Music and Musicians
performed by College of Music staff and students.
Désirée Talbot Talbot as Inghean Og
and Gregorio Fiasconaro as Tadh Beag
in Chisholm's opera "The Inland Woman",
an Irish sea drama based on Mary Lavin's short story "The Black Grave and the Green Grave".
First performed in 1953 at the Little Theatre, it was taken to London for the 1956-57 Festival.