Antonio Salieri Upon his return at imperial behest to Vienna in 1780, Salieri wrote one German singspiel, "Der Rauchfangkehrer" ("The Chimney Sweep"), which premiered in 1781. Salieri's "Chimney Sweep" and Mozart's work for the same company in 1782, "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" ("The Abduction from the Seraglio"), were the only two major successes to emerge from the German singspiel experiment, and only Mozart's opera survived on the stage beyond the close of the 18th century. In 1783 the Italian opera company was revived with singers partly chosen and vetted by Salieri during his Italian tour; the new season opened with a
June Bronhill Merry Widow", "Orpheus in the Underworld", "Die Fledermaus" and "Rigoletto" at the Sydney Opera House in 1975. In 1976, she decided to move back to Australia permanently. In Australia she appeared in operas such as "Il Seraglio" ("Die Entführung aus dem Serail") and a Victoria State Opera production of Donnizetti's "Maria Stuarda" in July 1976, directed by Robin Lovejoy with a cast including Nance Grant conducted by Richard Divall. She played operetta roles such as Josephine ("H.M.S. Pinafore"), Phyllis ("Iolanthe") and Ruth ("The Pirates of Penzance"). She also had roles in "The Maid of the Mountains", "Call Me Madam", "A