Written by John Gordon Music by John Gordon Country Australia | Starring Ereach Riley Distributed by ABC | |
Release date 22 Sept 1963 (Sydney)
29 Sept 1963 (Melbourne) | ||
The fishers ghost film festival
Fisher's Ghost is a 1960 Australian operetta. It is based on the legend of Fisher's ghost which had previously inspired the 1924 film from Raymond Longford.
Contents
Operetta
The operetta was composed by John Gordon and was originally performed at Sydney University Teachers' College on 29 September 1960. It was revised for television.
Douglas Stewart wrote a play based on the same story which premiered shortly after the operetta.
Cast of 1960 Production
1963 TV Adaptation
The operetta was broadcast on the ABC. It was the first television opera with an Australian historical background.
Cast
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald thought the production had "musical merit" but had "serious" dramatic problems and needed to be revised.
References
Fisher’s Ghost Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA