Marie, found abandoned as a baby on the battlefield, was adopted and raised by soldiers. She is the darling of the regiment. When a Marquise tells the Sergeant that Marie is actually her niece and she must leave the regiment, the troops are heartbroken. The Marquise plans to educate and marry Marie in a manner befitting a lady of quality, but Marie wants only to return to her regiment and the man she loves.

Marie: Joan Sutherland
Tonio: Anson Austin 
The Marquise of Berkenfield: Heather Begg  
Sulpice: Gregory Yurisich   
Hortensius: Gordon Wilcock 
A Peasant: Stephen Bennett                   
A corporal of the French Army: David Lemke 
The Dancing Master: James Huxtable
The Duchess of Krakenthorp: Marie-Claire
The Notary: Drew McFarlane
             
The Australian Opera Chorus
The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Stage Director: Sandro Sequi

Reviews

‘Sutherland once again produced that glittering,
unmistakable brilliance of sound.’ The Canberra Times
 
‘...a lively and picturesque production of a romantic
comedy.’ The Sydney Morning Herald