Mathinna [music] : [a ballet in 2 acts] / choreography by Laurel Martyn ; music by Esther Rofe. 1955.

Mathinna, 1835-1856

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Rofe, Esther

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Esther Rofe was a child virtuoso, playing the violin and piano by the age of 5. She joined the original Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13. She worked as a pianist in an all-female ensemble, the Magpie Ladies Orchestra, in leading Melbourne venues, and provided accompaniment for growing cinema audiences. Esther studied privately with Dr. A.E. Floyd and Fritz Hart. She studied in London at the Royal College of Music. Her first successes as a composer began with her songs. ...

Martyn, Laurel, 1916-2013

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Ballet dancer and ballet administrator. Martyn danced with the Vic-Wells Ballet (later Sadler's Wells Ballet) and the Borovansky Ballet. She was Director of the Ballet Guild (renamed the Victorian Ballet Company in 1963 and Ballet Victoria in 1967) in 1946-1973. From the description of Papers of Laurel Martyn [manuscript]. 1901-1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223411620 ...