Bruce, Madeleine, active 1980-1981

Date: 1980 - 1984

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-WO-1980/1984

Description: Includes: 1980: "The king and I". Directed by Leigh Brewer; musical director Alan Foster (With Madeleine Bruce and James Moriarty). State Opera House, 14-30 August 1980. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Operatic Society (Inc) proudly presents "We'll meet again", directed by Leigh Brewer; compered by Brian Clark. Olivers Cabaret, 22-26 April 1980. Programme 1981: Wellington Opera Society (Inc) presents "Oklahoma!", director-choreographer Leigh Brewer; musical director Alan Foster. State Opera House, 21 May - 6 June [1981]. Programme (2 copies) "Showstoppers '81", devised, directed and compered by Brian Clark; choreographed by Leanne Plunkett. [1981]. Programme 1982: "Jesus Christ Superstar". Membership concession voucher valid for performances up to and including Friday 27th August 1982 (2 copies green, 2 copies pink) "Jesus Christ Superstar". Membership concession voucher valid for the performance on Thursday 19th August 1982. Yellow card. (2 copies) Wellington Operatic Society (Inc). "Jesus Christ superstar". State Opera House, 19 August - 4 September 1982. Ticket folder containing four tickets for Monday 30 August stapled in Wellington Operatic Society (Inc) proudly presents "We'll meet again", devised and directed by Leigh Brewer. Society's Theatre, 29 Vivian Street, 20 April - 1 May 1982. Programme (2 copies - 1 white, 1 yellow), and card/ticket 1983: "Annie". Membership discount voucher. Valid for performances on Thursday 12th May and Friday 13th May 1983 only. Pale blue ticket (2 copies) "Annie". Membership discount voucher. Valid for performances from Saturday 14 May 1983 up to and including the performance of Monday 23rd May 1983. Pink ticket (2 copies) "Annie". Membership discount voucher. Valid for performances up to and including Monday 23rd May 1983. Red ticket (2 copies) 1984: Wellington Operatic Society (Inc). "The merry widow". Directed by Steve Agnew; musical director Alan Foster; choreographer Paula Hunt (With Lynne Cantlon, Madeleine Bruce and Roger Wilson). State Opera House [May 1984]. Programme; [and] discount voucher and membership voucher (ie 2 tickets) "Pack up your troubles", a new war time musical revue, written & directed by Brian Clark. Another Wellington Operatic Society production. Music direction Murray Hewson; choreographer Mary Evers. [Wellington 27 October 1984]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 7 programmes; 8 tickets. Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources

Date: 1980 - 1984

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-WO-1980/1984

Description: Includes: 1980: By popular demand, Wellington Operatic Society (Inc) proudly presents "We'll meet again", directed by Leigh Brewer. Compered by Brian Clark. Olivers Cabaret, 5 Lloyd Street, Wellington, 22-26 April 1980. Flyer (2 copies) Wellington Operatic Society Inc by arrangement with Chappell & Co (N.Z.) Ltd presents Rogers and Hammerstein's "The king and I". 14-30 August 1980 at the State Opera House. Directed and choreographed by Leigh Brewer. Musical direction by Alan Foster, with the Sinfonia of Wellington. James Moriarty as the King; Madeleine Bruce as Anna. Flyer only 1981: Come & enjoy a night of gambling at a casino evening. Venue 29 Vivian Street, Wellington, 7 November 1981. Flyer Wellington Operatic Society (Inc) presents "Oklahoma!" Director Leigh Brewer; musical director Alan Foster. State Opera House 21 May - 6 June [1981]. Programme (2 copies), and flyer (2 copies) 1982: Wellington Operatic Society (Inc) proudly presents "Jesus Christ superstar". State Opera House, 19 August - 4 September 1982. Directed and designed by John Banas; musical director Peter Marshall; choreography Mary Evers. Programme (2 copies) 1983: The Wellington Operatic Society proudly presents "Annie", the spectacular new musical, directed by John Banas (With Colin Eade, Viv Labone, Fiona McLeod, Jane Gratowski). Musical direction Peter Marshall; choreography Mary Evers. State Opera House Wellnigton, 12-28 May 1983. Programme (2 copies) 1984: The Wellington Operatic Society by arrangement with Boosey and Hawkes (Australia) Pty Ltd ... present "The merry widow", directed by Steve Agnew; musical direction Alan Foster; choreography Paula Hunt. State Opera House Wellington, 10-26 May 1984. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 4 programmes. 4 flyers. Physical Description: Offset prints on booklets and flyers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1980

Reference: EPH-C-OPERA-1980/1981

Description: Includes the following posters: 1980?: De La Tour Opera Group. "The Old Maid and the Thief [by] Menotti; Rita [by] Donizetti". Producer Peter Coates, musical director Geoffrey de la Tour. (With Anne Langston, Roger Wilson, Les Dorizac, Frances Green, Pat Barry, Marion Gray, Peggy Roberts, Phillippa Ward, and Peter Lockwood); Wellington College Little Theatre, 24-26 May; Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt, 27-28 May [1980?]. (2 copies) Opera and Ballet Workshop. "Schoenberg", Cabaret songs by Louise Malloy; "The Opera Expectation" by Wendy Dixon; musical director William Dart, director Janette Heffernan, lighting designer Jay Macoy, costume designer Elizabeth Jenkins, and designer Derek Cowie; The Pumphouse, Lake Pupuke, Takapuna, 15-17 October.[1980?] University of Otago Music Department. "Scipio of Africa, an opera by Cavalli"; Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, 23-26 & 28 June. [1980?] Victoria University of Wellington Department of Music and Music Society. "Edward Harper's Opera Fanny Robin" with "Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale". Musical directors David Farquhar and Ross Harris, Director adrian Kiernander. (With Jane Manning, Roger Wilson, and Margaret Nielsen); Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington, 23-26 April. [1980?] (2 copies). 1981: Theatre Corporate. "Piaf", 14 February 1981. Porirua Little Theatre. "Cabaret". Directed by Alan Farquhar; Titahi Bay Community Hall, Porirua, 26-28 March, 2-4 April. [1981] Wellington Teachers College. "Amahl and the Night Visitors"; Wellington Teachers College Hall, 21-22 October [1981] (2 copies hand-drawn posters). Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society. "Iolanthe", State Opera House, 1-10 October 1981. De la Tour Regional Opera of Wellington. "Serate Musicale" [and] "The Contract of Marriage". Produced and designed by Peter Coates. (With pianist Fiona Mackay, Madeleine Bruce, Frank Carter, Ron Thrush, Denise Wilson, Brian Wilkins, and Geoffrey de Lautour); Wellington Repertory Theatre, 11-13 June, Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt, 14 June. [1981] (2 copies). Quantity: 1 folder(s). 10 posters. Physical Description: Off-set and photolithgraph posters, sizes varying up to 450 x 350 mm.

Date: [1975-1980?]

From: de Lautour, Geoffrey, 1922-2000 : Papers

By: Bruce, Madeleine, active 1980-1981; Carter, Frank, active 1976-1984; De Lautour, Geoffrey, 1922-2000; Mackay, Fiona, active 1980-1981; Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868; Thrush, Ronald Frank Albert, 1926-2006; Wilkins, Brian, active 1980-1981; Wilson, Denise, active 1980s

Reference: MSC-008706

Description: Performance, with piano accompaniment, possibly at the Repertory Theatre Quantity: 1 audiocassette(s).