Opera-Technique Inc :Fliers and programmes [1970-1979]

Includes:

1970:

"Amahl and the night visitors". Produced by Jean Alcock; pianist Colleen Rae. [1970]. One mimeographed sheet (2 copies)

1971:

Opera Technique Inc presents "Amahl and the night visitors", Gian-Carlo Menotti. Production and musical direction by Richard Dyer. Nov/Dec 1971. Mimeographed pink sheet (2 copies)

1972:

Opera Technique's "Hansel and Gretel", by Opera Technique's "Hansel and Gretel", by Humperdinck. VUW Theatre [1972]. Programme designed by Peter Coates.

1973:

[Newsletter] No 7, August 1973

Auditions! [for Amahl and the night visitors"]. Mimeographed sheet [1973]

"Amahl and the night visitors", by Gian Carlo Menotti. Producer Pat Crowe; musical director Rosemary Turnbull. "The blind beggars", by Jacques Offenbach, featuring Geoff Wilde, Peter Coates and Tony Currie; musical director Alex Wiltshire. Programme (original; plus photocopy)

Opera Technique presents "The taniwha; a rock opera". Music by Ian McDonald; libretto by James Ritchie. Produced by Alan Farquhar; choreography Barbara Robinson. N.Z. premiere, 16-25 March 1973. Programme (2 copies)

1974/1975:

Why Opera Technique? [2 green sheet with history of the organisation and list of productions 1954-1974]

1977:

Programme for Musical event with Wellington Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Burgundy Room, 96 Courtenay Place, 1 August 1977. Mimeographed programme sheet

Opera Technique presents "Gems from Grand Opera". Musical directors John Jerome and Peter Lockwood. VUW Theatre, 17 Sept. [1977]. Flyer only

1978:

The Arts Ball 1978. A circular from Opera Technique. Wellington Town Hall, 13 October 1978. [Hand-painted invitation to an event that was not held]

1979:

"Noye's fludde", by Benjamin Britten. Presented by St Mary's Church Karori and Opera Technique Club Inc. 1-3 August 1979. [Yellow folded programme sheet and white enclosed sheet] (2 copies of white enclosed sheet)

Quantity: 11 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Photocopies and photolithographs, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Provenance: Most items donated by Opera Technique in 2007.