The performance consisted of operatic selections heard for the first time in Canberra.

For many minutes before the concert began, the Causeway Hall was filled to its capacity.

Outside the hall more than 200 cars were parked on all sides.

The front rows of the hall were occupied by the visiting members of the Master Builders' Association of New South Wales, who were the guests of the evening.

Suppe's overture to Dichter und Bauer was played, alongside The Poet and Peasant by the same musician.

The Canberra Times reported the performances were well received by the audience.

Other pieces included: Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and the duet Watchman, What of the Night?.

Two selections of Verdi were provided, representing two distinct periods of his composition.

The first, embodying the Miserere scene from 11 Trovatore, was of a period when Verdi achieved tremendous success.

Between the Verdi items, a solo was performed: a mélodie by chorus Drig, Drig, Drig of Offenbach's Tales From Hoffman.

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