The Rajah of Shivapore

The Rajah of Shivapore is a comic opera with music by Alfred Hill and libretto by David Souter.

It was first performed at the Playhouse in Sydney in December 1917, presented by Sydney James.[1][2][3] The production moved to Melbourne at the Princess Theatre in February 1918.[4]

Hill stated in 1959, aged 89, that he was revising the work.[5]

References
  1. ""THE RAJAH OF SHIVAPORE."". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ""RAJAH OF SHIVAPORE."". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "THEATRES". The Sunday Times. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "AMUSEMENTS". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 11 February 1918. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Music from a maestro of four score and ten". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 25 February 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via Trove.
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