Operas

Date: [ca 1992-2015]

From: Tonks, Joy, 1939-: Collection

Reference: Series-7114

Description: Papers and material compiled by JoyTonks between 1992 and 2015, relating to the operas 'Hypatia', 'The Glamour Boy' and 'The Golden Salamander'. Includes newspaper clippings, contracts, musical scores, drafts, ephemera, programmes, brochures, business correspondence, 35 mm black and white negative strips and contact prints relating to the three operas. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Delivered to the Library in five file boxes. Papers were organised by type and date, with papers loose inside the boxes. Some material was grouped together using bulldog clips and paperclips.Original order has been preserved by the archivist. Quantity: 5 box(es) containing 18 folders. 7 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strips. Processing information: Not all names associated with this collection have been indexed.

Date: 1882

Reference: A-095-031

Description: Buckley on the left, Fox in the centre and Martin on the right, dressed as young aesthetes and doing a song and dance act, each with a flower in their hands, spelling out Bank of N. Z. The poem is a parody of a chorus 'A most intense young man' from Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan, referring to a battle between two aesthetic poets Humorous poem beneath portraits Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 5 May 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 200 x 280 mm

Date: 1964

By: Greenwood, Barrie L, active 1954-1998

Reference: PAColl-2439

Description: Photographs of New Zealand Opera Company Productions in 1964. Includes `Rigoletto' and `The bartered bride'. Acqui Rid no. 92-0470 Quantity: 9 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1982

By: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016

Reference: E-181-q

Description: Auckland, Frank Sargeson, Michael Illingworth, Sir Edmund Hillary, John Walker, Rod Dixon, James Joyce, Roderick Finlayson, R. A. K. Mason, Springbok Tour 1981 protestors, a tangi, figure studies, street scenes. See shelf-list for fuller details. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: 136 ink, ink and wash or ink and watercolour sketches on page size 271 x 210 mm Provenance: Purchased from the artist, Oxford, England, 1985

Date: [ca 1940s-1990s]

By: Gray, John Alexander, 1918-2004; McKelvie Studio; Elmar Studios; Spencer Digby Studios

Reference: PAColl-9430

Description: Photographs of John Alexander Gray QSM, musical administrator NZBC, taken ca 1940s-1990s. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 37 colour original photographic print(s). 26 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: From the estate of John Gray, 2007 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers (MS-Papers-1757).

Date: 1977

From: Kibblewhite, Maree Christine,1960- : Collection

Reference: PAColl-10384

Description: Photographs of rehearsals for the 1977 Rathkeale College/St Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls production of 'A stab in the dark' (libretto by John Farnsworth ; music by Philip Norman) directed by Philip Norman. Taken by an unknown photographer. The images show the cast singing on a stage in various combinations, dressed as nuns, angels, pirates, and other characters. The sets include a ship and a hall with heraldic shields. An orchestra of young musicians in front of the stage is visible in several photographs, playing string, woodwind, and brass instruments. Some images include Philip Norman conducting or giving directions. Relationship complexity - For further material relating to this 1977 production of `A stab in the dark', including the libretto, see MS-Group-0316 In 1977, Philip Norman's parents worked at Rathkeale College: his father was Headmaster and his mother was Musical Director. Maree Kibblewhite performed as a nun in this production of `A stab in the dark'. Quantity: 6 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Dye coupler prints Transfers: From Ephemera Collection - Kibblewhite, Maree Christine, 1960-: [Collection of assorted ephemera, February 2015] (PR-15-0072).

Date: 29 May 1971

From: New Zealand Public Radio : Concert FM New Zealand Composer Sound Archive

By: McLeod, Jennifer Helen, 1941-2022

Reference: MSDT-0136

Description: Continuation of MSDT-0135-2. This performance, which involved nearly 600 people, marked the Palmerston North Centennial Celebrations. 'Under the sun' is described as the beginning and end of the universe, and is in five Acts. Quantity: 1 DAT tape(s). 134 Minutes and seconds Duration. Finding Aids: NZ Public Radio listing.

Date: 1882

Reference: A-095-031-a

Description: Buckley on the left, Fox in the centre and Martin on the right, dressed as young aesthetes and doing a song and dance act, each with a flower in their hands, spelling out Bank of N. Z. The poem is a parody of a chorus 'A most intense young man' from Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan, referring to a battle between two aesthetic poets Humorous poem beneath portraits Extended Title - Supplement to: The Daily Advertiser, Wellington, 5 May 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 200 x 280 mm

Date: September 1895

By: Hemus, Charles, 1849-1925

Reference: PA1-o-341

Description: Album of reviews, programme, photographs of the cast and signatures of the principals relating to the production by the Auckland Amateur Opera Company of "The Mikado" in 1895, at Abbott's Opera House. "The dresses specially designed from the original by Mr. Theo. Queree" - from programme. Most of the photographs are black and white, but a number are hand-painted in colour. Details of colours and fabrics of some of the costumes hand-written on backs of pages. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - Auckland Amateur Opera Club. "The Mikado", September, 1895 at Abbott's Opera House, Auckland Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon cover, leather spine and corners; 25.0 x 34.5 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available

Date: 1863

From: Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867

Reference: E-395-032

Description: The words of a song with 10 verses, purporting to be a letter from an Irish settler in Invercargill, recounting his voyage to Bluff, his meeting with a Maori woman (including an exchange in Maori and Gaelic), his refusal to take a Cobb & Co coach because of the expensive fare, his walking towards Invercargill, with a stop at a pub called 'Mokomoke', the muddy state of the roads in Invercargill, the deterioration of the roads at the hand of the Invercargill Town Board, and what he would do to the said Board to punish them for their useless behaviour Quantity: 1 letterpress. Physical Description: Engraved text on sheet glued to album page

Date: 31 Jul 1998

From: Cook, Diana Protheroe, 1935- : Music scores

By: Cook, Diana Protheroe, 1935-

Reference: MS-Papers-6386-2

Description: Comprises score for `Auckland City; an opera lyrique in two acts', Maori tile, `Tamaki Makaurau Taone' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (197 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: [ca 1918-2003]

By: Gray, John Alexander, 1918-2004

Reference: MS-Group-1757

Description: Papers of John Alexander Gray QSM, musical administrator NZBC. Papers include his unpublished autobiography, sound recordings, serials, correspondence, diairies, programmes and other papers. Quantity: 80 folder(s). 5.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss, typescript, printed matter Provenance: John Gray Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by estate of John Gray Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from here. - To Other - To National Library Music Room - Non-New Zealand serials - To Photographic Archive - Collection of loose photographs - To Published Sound Collection - 1 cassette tape `John Hall plays for family & friends' - To Book Collections - Trinity College of Music 1932 Handbook.

Date: 1921

From: Wellington Savage Club Inc :Photographs

By: Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964

Reference: PAColl-D-0837

Description: Thirteen publicity photographs taken of actors and actresses performing in The Geisha staged by the Wellington Amateur Operatic Society in Wellington on 22 Oct 1921. Include - Miss Helen Gard'ner as Mimosa san; Mr J Elliott as Lieutenant Fairfax; Miss Daisy Isaacs as Nami; Mr Lionel Inch as George Greenstone; Mr Leigh Dew as Arthur Cuddy; English ladies (Misses Molly Plimmer, Thea Malcolm, Kathleen Cracroft, Doris Sullivan); Miss Leah Wilson as Lady Constance. Programme held at Eph-A-OPERA-WO-1921 Some of the photographs were published in The New Zealand Free Lance, 19 Oct 1921, p 14 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - The Geisha. S P Andrew Quantity: 13 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 13 x 195 x 140 mm mounted on display board 760 x 1015 mm

Date: September 1969

From: Baker, Harry, 1929?-2001 :Photographs relating to theatre in Wellington

Reference: PA1-o-1569

Description: Record of a production of the operetta "A Night in Venice" by Johan Strauss II by Opera Technique performed in the Wellington Technical College Theatre, 1 September 1962. This may have been a dress rehersal. The dates on the programme are October 2nd - 6th. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Transfers: Transfers - From Drawings Paintings and Prints. See also Ephemera Collection, Manuscripts, and Published.

Date: 1969

Reference: B-149-007

Description: Shows a full-length figure drawing of the character of Pish-Tush from "The Mikado". The designer for the production is given as Bruce Woods in the programme (held in Ephemera at B OPERA NZOC 1969). Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title and signature W C? Woods] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on card, 316 x 521 mm. Provenance: Donated by the National Opera of Wellington in 1999.

Date: [1864-1938]

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11310-72

Description: Drafts and research papers relating to Cowan's research interests including the New Zealand wars, tourism (and tourism health resorts), and an excerpt from a story about the Takitimu waka published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society. Also a handwritten scenario for an opera titled 'The weird of Tainui, or the magic flute: A romantic opera in two acts' set in the Lake Taupo region. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1975]

From: Whitehead, Gillian, 1941- : Collection

Reference: fMS-Papers-11893-08

Description: Sketches and pencil scores. Probably written during Whitehead's time living in the UK. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs

Date: [1994-1995]

From: Whitehead, Gillian, 1941- : Collection

By: Dell'oso, Anna-Maria, active 1991; Chamber Made Opera; Arts Council of Australia

Reference: fMS-Papers-11893-41

Description: Original pencil score for the full score for Act 1 (first half) of The Art of Pizza, a chamber opera in two acts for 12 singers and ensemble. The text was written by Anna Maria dell'Oso, and it was commissioned by Chamber Made Opera with funds from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs

Date: [1988]

From: Whitehead, Gillian, 1941- : Collection

By: Dell'oso, Anna-Maria, active 1991; Perth International Arts Festival

Reference: fMS-Papers-11893-48

Description: Unordered sketches for first draft of Bride of Fortune, a chamber opera which relates to the Italian migration to Melbourne in the 1960s, with text by Anna Maria dell'Oso. Commissioned by the Festival of Perth and Western Australia Opera Company with funding from the Department for the Arts of the West Australian Government. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs

Date: [1994]

From: Whitehead, Gillian, 1941- : Collection

By: Dell'oso, Anna-Maria, active 1991; Chamber Made Opera; Arts Council of Australia

Reference: fMS-Papers-11893-40

Description: Original pencil score for the vocal score for Act 2 of The Art of Pizza, a chamber opera in two acts for 12 singers and ensemble. The text was written by Anna Maria dell'Oso, and it was commissioned by Chamber Made Opera with funds from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs