Rice, Revel, 1927-2006

Date: 1967-1978

From: Opera-Technique Inc :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-9069-2

Description: Photographs of productions and people associated with Opera-Technique, taken 1967-1978 by various photographers. Includes photographs of the productions 'Doo-Wack-a-Doo' (1967), 'Land of Smiles' (1969), 'Vaudeville' (1969), 'He Who Says Yes' (1970), 'Hansel and Gretel' (1972), 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' (1973), 'A Dinner Engagement' (1974), 'Cavalleria Rusticana' (1974), 'Albert Herring' (1977), 'La Belle Helene' (1978). Quantity: 39 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1982

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-1982

Description: Comprises the following posters: 1982: Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society. "HMS Pinafore preceded by Trial by Jury"; State Opera House, 21-23, 26-30 October 1982. "Happiness is a Warm Gun - John Lennon Performed". Circa Theatre, Wellington, 16-28 March. [1982] Opera Technique. "Sings hits from Sigmund Romberg's 'Desert Song'". Musical co-ordinator Revel Rice. (With contacts Enid Abraham, Beverley Reid); Wellington Savage Club Rooms, Willeston street, Wellington, Saturday 18 September [1982] De La Tour Opera Trust. "La Traviata". Musical director Alan Foster, producer Peter Coates. (With Frances Green, Greta Crawley, Timothy Hawley, Frank Carter, Rosemary Quinn, and Les Dorizac); Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington, 21-25 September [1982] (2 copies of one poster, and 1 of another illustatred poster) "Marianna". Newtown Community Centre, 18-22 August [1982] (2 copies). Royal Christchurch Musical Society. "A Concert performance of the Opera AIDA G Verdi", (With Rita Hunter, Margreta Elkins, Anthony Benfell, Noel Mangin, Roger Creagh, Bruce Carson, Heather Taylor, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and guest conductor Vanco Cavdarski). Town Hall, Christchurch, 10 November; Town Hall, Wellington, 13 November [1982] (2 copies) National Opera of New Zealand. Kurt Weill/Bertholdt Brecht "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny". Auckland/Customhouse Theatre, 24 April -22 May; Whangarei/Forum North, 26-29 May; Wellington/State Opera House 3-12 June [1982]. (2 copies) National Opera of New Zealand. "Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw". Directed by Raymond Hawthorn; musical director Juan Matteucci. His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, 20-28 August; State Opera House, Wellington, 10-18 September [1982]. (2 copies) Victoria University Music Society. "Don't Let's Have a Revolution Today". Story by Michael Travers, Peter King, Zak Reddan, Matthew Davidson, and Quentin Conway; music and lyrics by Matthew Davidson; musical director Grahame [Graham] McPhail. (With Mark Harris, Jonathan Graham, RoseAnne McElroy, Virginia Wynne, Joanne Stoanes, Peter King, Matthew Wright, Adele Mclay, and members of the Victoria University of Wellington Choir). Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington, 5-7 August [1982]. (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). 14 posters. Physical Description: Off-set printed, photolithograph, and hand-coloured posters, sizes varying up to 450 x 350 mm.

Date: 1985-1986

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

Reference: MS-Papers-7082-14

Description: Correspondence and other papers relating to de Lautour's MBE (1986) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1988

By: Wellington City Opera Trust

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-WCO-1988

Description: Includes: Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd and Wellington City Opera presents 1988 Caltex Opera scholarships in association with the New Zealand Opera Society and the New Zealand Opera Trust. Pamphlet and entry form (2 copies) Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd and Wellington City Opera presents 1988 Caltex Opera scholarships in association with the New Zealand Opera Society and the New Zealand Opera Trust. Finalists (Daryn Edmondson, Christopher Anderson, Nadia Bishara, Kerry Henderson, Valerie Wycoff, Matthew Keeton, Vicki Poole, Joseph Christenson); judges (Ronald Maconaghie, Malvina Major, Peter Averi); regional judges (Christopher Doig, Corinne Opie, Timothy Hawley, Alan Foster). State Opera House Wellington, 13 July 1988. Programme (2 copies) The Wellington City Opera presents the 1988 Caltex season at the opera. "Lucia di Lammermoor" (Conductor Patrick Thomas, director Richard Campion, designer Dave Taylor, chorus master Peter Lockwood, musical director Alan Foster, lighting designer Ian Nicholls, choreographer Erica Stephenson; with Malvina Major, Richard Greager, Timothy Hawley, Roger Wilson, Denise Wilson, Revel Rice, Matthew Keeton). State Opera House Wellington, 15 October 1988. Programme (2 copies) Wellington City Opera presents the 1988 Caltex season at the opera. "Il seraglio", by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Conductor Patrick Thomas, director Raymond Boyce, musical director Alan Foster, lighting designer Malcolm Brodie, choreographer Dawn Sanders; with Glenn Winslade, Grant Dickson, Leslie Dorizac, Ian Cochrane, Malvina Major, Patricia House). Wellington, 1 March 1988. programme (2 copies) Quantity: 4 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Offset prints on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm. Provenance: One item from the collection of A M Webster, 1999; one donated by Loretta Lander, Wellington, in 2014.

Date: 1989 - 1995

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-OT

Description: Posters and programmes for opera productions by Opera Technique: 1958: Newsclippings mounted on sheet, for Opera Technique's production of "Martha" in 1958. 1965: National Dance Archive calendar 2000 illustration of Harry Baker's design for Dapertutto, Act II "Tales of Hoffmann" Opera-Technique, 1965. 1967: Opera-Technique. "A musical review of the 1920s 'Doo-Wack-a-Doo'", producer Alan Farquhar, musical arranger and director Brian Hands. (With Gwyn Owen, Betty Adams, Melda Townsley, Zelda Harwood, Marie Whyte, Alison Toomer, John Antony, Bunty Millage, Jack Frost, Josette Nicholls, Ann Pacey, Les Green, Keith Lawrence, John Wallace, John Allum, and Rosalie Purchase). Concert Chamber [Wellington], 25-30 March 1967. 1973: "Amahl and the night visitors", by Gian Carlo Menotti, and "The blind beggars" by Jacques Offenbach. Producer Pat Crowe. 1973. Programme designed by Peter Coates. Opera Technique presents "The Taniwha"; a rock opera. Music by Ian MacDonald, backing by Blerta. University Memorial Theatre, Fri 16 Mar, [1973]. (2 copies) 1975: "Hel! Help! The Globolinks!", by Gian-Carlo Menotti. University Memorial Theatre, 26-30 August [1975]. Programme designed by Peter Coates (2 copies) 1977: "Albert Herring", by Benjamin Britten and Eric Crozier. Produced and designed by Peter Coates. Conducted by Peter Zwartz. Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 29 March - 2 April [1977]. Programme/poster designed by Peter Coates (2 copies) 1984: Opera-Technique sing hits from Sigmund Romberg's "Desrt song". Musical co-ordinator Revel Rice. 18-19 September [1984] (3 copies, hand-coloured) 1985: Opera Technique. "Naughty Marietta". (With Suzanne Dyer, Erin Ketel, Dennis Riley, Alex Cochrane, Graham Cameron, Diane [Diana] Helen, Alan Cameron, Joy Mitchell, Caroline Hickman, Christina Harris, John Ihaka, Roger Midwinter, Alan Skates, Peter Dyne); Wellington Repertory Theatre, Dixon Street, 7-16 March [1985]. 1989: Opera-Technique Inc presents "Tarantara Tarantara"; the lives & music of Gilbert & Sullivan, by John Taylor. Director Ingrid Prossor; musical director John Jerome. Wellington Repertory Theatre, 20-30 September 1989 (2 copies). 1990: Opera-Technique Inc presents "Perichole", by Offenbach. Director Harry Baker; musical director John Jerome. Wellington Repertory Theatre, 22 September - 6 October 1990 (2 copies) 1992: Opera-Technique Inc presents John Gay's comedie "The beggar's opera". Musical director Alan Foster; director Ron Pidcock. Victoria University Memorial Theatre, 3-12 December 1992 (2 different posters) 1993: Opera-Technique Inc presents "Tales of Hoffmann". Musical director Michael Vinten; director Philip Mills. VUW Memorial Theatre, 16-22 April [1993] (2 copies) 1994: "Salamander"; world premiere of Michael Vinten's new opera. Libretto Julia Millen & Joy Tonks. Director Philip Mills. VUW Memorial Theatre, 13-19 November 1994 (2 copies) Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s) plus duplicates. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying up to 500 mm. Transfers: Material from 2007 provenance also housed at Manuscripts 2007-042, and PA-Group-00057..