Blackburn, Suzanne, active 1980-1990s

Date: 1990

By: Wellington City Opera Trust

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-WCO-1990

Description: Includes: Wellington City Opera presents the 1990 Caltex season at the opera. "Die Fledermaus", by Johann Strauss. (Conductor Patrick Thomas, director Jan Mila, designer Donald Grant Sunderland, choreographer Dawn Sanders; with Bernadette Robinson, Flora Edwards, Lynette Martin, David Skinner, Peter Baillie, Leslie Dorizac, Richard Cooper, Ross Hinton, Maria Archer, Jon Trimmer). Wellington, 5 July 1990. Programme (2 copies) Wellington City Opera presents the 1990 Caltex season at the opera. "Madama Butterfly", by Giacomo Puccini. (Musical director and conductor Patrick Thomas, director Elric Hooper, costume design Pamela Maling, set design Tony Geddes, vocal coach Peter Lockwood; with Rosamund Illing, Barry Mora, Ronald Stevens, Suzanne Blackburn, Nadia Bishara, Derek Miller, Leslie Dorizac, Bruce Carson, Ron Thrush). [Wellington, 1990]. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 2 programmes and fliers. Physical Description: Offset prints on booklets and fliers, sizes varying beneath 350 mm.

Date: 1976-1991

From: Lander, Loretta, 1941-2021: Photographs relating to opera in New Zealand

By: Dominion (Newspaper); Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-10228

Description: Comprises photographic prints relating to Loretta Lander and her involvement with the De La Tour Opera Group and Wellington City Opera Trust. Taken between 1976 and 1991 by Loretta Lander, The Evening Post and The Dominion. -Includes views of principal singers taken for publicity purposes, plus views of Loretta Lander and singers backstage and at social functions associated with the opera companies. -Includes Dame Malvina Major and Donald McIntyre, and cast members 'Madama Butterfly' (1976) by the New Opera Company of Wellington; John Robinson and Loretta Lander 'Amahl and the Night Vistors' (1977) by the De La Tour Opera Group, Heather Tayor, Flora Edwards and others in 'Madame Butterfly' (1983) by De La Tour Opera Trust; Patrick Power and Jenny Wollerman 'Rigoletto' (1986) by Wellington City Opera. -Includes views of Rosamund Illing and Suzanne Blackburn at the final night party of 'Madam Butterfly' (1990) and views of a social event for 'Il Trovatore' (1991) showing Nicola Ferner-Waite, Loretta Lander, Michael Lander, David Lewis, Maurice Leech, Geoff Newson, Patrick Thomas, and Joan Newson. -Includes view of cast members of 'Die Fledermaus' in costume in the corridor of Avalon Studios 1983 during filming. -Includes views of conductor John Matheson socialising circa 1991. Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s). 11 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints, dye coupler prints