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December 1913. The operatic diva Lillian Nordica, rival of Melba, travels to Batavia after her Australasian tour. On the way she is shipwrecked on Thursday Island. Ill with pneumonia, Lillian settles into the island's small hospital. As the steamy tropical days and nights unwind, Lillian drifts between memory, dream and reality. Now, as her own voice deserts her, other voices crowd in. (Libraries Australia record).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Thomas Shapcott : White Stage of Exile and Theatre of Darkness
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel ; White Stag of Exile 1984 single work novel -
Shapcott Aims for the High Notes
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 February vol. 117 no. 6111 1998; (p. 72) -
Operatic Subtext
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 199 1998; (p. 35)
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , March vol. 3 no. 2 1998; (p. 28)
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel -
Good and Evil Clash on an Exotic Island
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 February 1998; (p. 25)
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel
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Trials and Triumphs of the Performing Woman
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Spring vol. 58 no. 3 1998; (p. 262-266)
— Review of Dreamtime Alice : A Memoir 1998 single work autobiography ; Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel ; The Love Song of Lucy McBride 1998 single work novel -
Craft Without Charm
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 March 1998; (p. 29)
— Review of The Love Song of Lucy McBride 1998 single work novel ; Bachelor Kisses 1998 single work novel ; Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel -
Love and a Time of Smallpox
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 January 1998; (p. 8)
— Review of Serpent Dust 1998 single work novel ; Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel ; Vanity Fierce 1998 single work novel -
Magnum Opus Shines
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 January 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel -
Shifting, Lyrical Lives
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 February 1998; (p. 23)
— Review of Theatre of Darkness : Lillian Nordica as Opera 1998 single work novel -
Shapcott Aims for the High Notes
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 February vol. 117 no. 6111 1998; (p. 72)
Last amended 11 Jun 2020 14:51:47
Subjects:
- Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
Settings:
- 1910s
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