Opera - United States

Date: 1916 - 1962 - 1996 - 1945 - 1988 - 1999

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-NonNZ-1900s

Description: Includes: 1916: "Go to it", by the Comstock-Elliott Company. Princess Theatre New York, 24 October 1916. Programme (NZ connection unknown) "Flora Bella", with Lina Abarbanell. Casino Theatre Broadway New York, 18 September 1916. Programme (NZ connection unknown) Empire Theatre New York. "Sybil", musical comedy by Harry Graham and H B Smith. Programme 1916? (NZ connection unknown) 1917: "The highwayman" with John Charles Thomas. 44th Street Theatre New York, 14 May 1917. Programme (NZ connection unknown). 1925: Teatro Colon. "Boheme". 16 August 1925. Programme (Frances Alda) 1944-1945: Teatro dell'Opera. "Carmen". Stagione Lirica 1944-1945. (NZ connection unknown) Teatro dell'Opera. "Le Quattro Stagioni" di Giuseppe Verdi; "Il figliuol prodigo" di Sergio Prokofjeff; "Bolero", di Maurizio Ravel. Programme (NZ connection unknown) 1962: "Oliver!". Civic Theatre Light Opera 25th anniversary season. San Francisco Civic Light Opera Association at Curran Theatre, beginning 25 September 1962. Programme (Clive Revill) 1975: Metropolitan Opera. "Das Rheingold". Lincoln Center, 15 February 1975. Programme (Donald McIntyre) Metropolitan Opera. "Die Walkure". Lincoln Center, 1 March 1975. Programme (Donald McIntyre) 1976: Lincoln Center. Metropolitan Opera. "Fidelio". 7 January 1976. Programme (Donald McIntyre) Lincoln Center. Metropolitan Opera, "Le nozze di Figaro". 6 February 1976. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1982: "Der Rosenkavalier". Metropolitan Opera, 2 October 1982. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1983: "Arabella". Metropolitan Opera New York, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, 14 February 1983. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) Salzburger Festspiele 1983. 26 Juli - 30 August. Programme (Christopher Doig) 1984: San Francisco Opera. September - December 1984 [Season booklet]. (Keith Lewis) 1985: San Francisco Opera. Fall 1985 subscription booklet (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1986: Bayerische Staatsoper. Spielplan, April 1986 (Donald McIntyre) "Die Fledermaus". Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts, 8 December 1986. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) San Francisco Opera. Fall subscription season 1986 booklet (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1988: Metropolitan Opera. "Cosi fan tutte". 4 April 1988. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) Metropolitan Opera. 1987-88 Part II calendar. January - April 1988. Schedule booklet (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1989: "Mame". Music Circus, 39th anniversary season. Sacramento Theatre Company, August 1989. Programme with attached ticket stub (Roderick Horn) 1994: "Arabella". Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Centre, 25 October 1994. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1996: Opera National de Paris. Saison 1995-1996. Garnier-Bastille. Booklet (Grant Dickson)1998: "Capriccio". Metropolitan Opera. Lincoln Center. Stagebill January 1998. Programme (Kiri Te Kanawa) 1999: "Oliver!" Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto. December 1999-February 2000. Programme (Daryl Forbes-Dawson) Quantity: 22 programmes. Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm.

Date: 24 Sep-15 Oct 1986

From: Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9250-12

Description: Diary of events during the Fall of 1986 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 9 Oct-1 Nov 1990

From: Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9250-16

Description: Diary of events during Fall 1990 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 30 May-14 Oct 1982

From: Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9250-11

Description: Diary of events during the Summer of 1982 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1940 - 1953 - 1961 - 1975

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

Reference: Eph-B-CABOT-Opera-NonNZ

Description: Includes: 1940: J C Williamson's Theatre. "The vagabond king", a romantic musical play. His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, commencing 1 February 1941. Magazine programme. 1953?: Kungsholm Miniature Grand Opera Theatre, Chicago Presents "I pagliacci", by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. [1953?]. Souvenir program 1961: Garnet H Carroll presents in association with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust "The sound of music ... directed by Charles Hickman [with June Bronhill as Maria]. Princess Theatre Melbourne, 20 October 1961. Programme 1965: Tivoli Circuit presents Sheila Smith (from New York) in the smash musical hit "Fade in fade out", also starring John Stratton. Tivoli Melbourne, commencing 3 June [1965]. Flier only 1974: J C Williamson Theatres Ltd and Aztec Services Pty Ltd present Johnny Farnham and Colleen Hewett in "Pippin". Directed and choreographed by Sammy Bayes. Australian premiere, Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne, 23 February 1974. programme 1975: J C Williamson Theatres Ltd presents Gloria Dawn in "Gypsy", a musical fable. Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. (With Graham Rouse, Sue Walker, Pamela Stephenson, Jack Webster). Directed by Barrie Ingham. Grand Australian premiere at Her Majesty's Melbourne, 3 May 1975. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs and offset prints, up to 330 mm.

Date: 1989 - 1990

Reference: Eph-C-CALENDAR-1990

Description: Includes calendars: CRT (Combined Rural Traders Ltd). Calendar 1990 (Featuring pages on Allflex, Beaurepaires, Donaghys, Hurricane Fencing, Gallagher, Caltex, NZIG, Elastrator, Roundup, Nufarm, Young's, Cooper's) Elizabeth St Tyre Service, 8 Elizabeth Street, Wellington. 1990 calendar (featuring international sporting stars) Metropolitan Opera 1990 calendar (American calendar featuring Kiri Te Kanawa on January and December pages) Presbyterian Church in New Zealand. Celebrating 150 years of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand, 1840-1990 (2 copies) Society of St Francis Australia and New Zealand. 1990 planner "Wellington"; images by Greig Royle. Published by Randy Horwood Ltd, Auckland. Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on calendars (plus some duplicates).. Physical Description: Offset lithographs, varying sizes. Provenance: Some items donated by Dr Margaret Bailey and by Janet Horncy.

Date: 22 Sep-25 Oct 1988

From: Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9250-14

Description: Diary of events during Fall, 1988 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1965-1994

From: Gray, John, 1918-2004 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9250-35

Description: San Francisco opera, 1993-1994; Australian opera, 1980-1994; Italy, etc, 1965-1968 (this volume includes records played at home, 1974-19810; list of operas on video; opera on record (compiled ca 1990). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph