Opera - New Zealand - West Coast Region

Date: [1920s-1960s]

From: Quinn, Joseph, d 1998: Negatives and prints from photographic studio operated by James Ring, L A Inkster, and Joseph Quinn

Reference: PAColl-9543-15

Description: West Coast scenes and activities. Comprises: Operatic society, showing costume, stage stes, groups, pipe band Aviation accident on West Coast Visit of Lord & Lady Bledisloe Mines Department, 1950s-1960s Poroa School reunion Ruatapu jubilee Aerial view of Kumara races, including view of gold dredge 1958 floods Japanese ship Kinyo Maru loading coal at Greymouth. Shows crew and officers, and presentation of Japanese doll. Cattle, pigs, dogs Elderly men in horse-drawn carriage Photographs taken 1920s-1960s by James Ring and L A Inkster. Quantity: 80 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1948

By: Anderson, Ngaire Ruth, 1927-2013

Reference: Eph-A-OPERA-1948

Description: Includes: Wellington Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society ... present "The Arcadians", by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot. Produced by David Devitt, with Gabrielle Phillips as Sombra (photo). Opera House Wellington, commencing 10 April 1948. Programme (2 copies) Hamilton Amateur Operatic Society presents the "Belle of New York", music by Gustave Kerker, book by Hugh Morton. Produced by Eva Moore. Theatre Royal Hamilton, commencing 27 September 1948. Programme Christchurch Civic Music Council in collaboration with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service and the Christchurch Operatic Society presents "Carmen", by Georges Bizet. Produced by Bernard Beeby; musical director Andersen Tyrer (With photos of Tyrer, Arthur Servent, Janet Howe, Bernard Beeby, Dora Drake, Bryan Drake, Gerald Christeller, Len Barnes, Olga Hughes, Valerie Peppler, David Law, Clifford Shirley, William Hamilton). Theatre Royal Christchurch, 24 June - 10 July 1948. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Operatic and Theatrical Society in conjunction with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service present "Carmen", by Georges Bizet. Produced by Bernard Beeby; musical director Andersen Tyrer (With photos of producer and musical director, Janet Howe, Arthur Servent, Dora Drake, Bryan Drake, Felix Yule, Fred Lynch, Frank Crowther). Opera House Wellington, 22 July - 7 August 1948. Programme (2 copies) Auckland Amateur Operatic Society in collaboration with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service and the National Orchestra proudly presents "Carmen", by Georges Bizet. Produced by Bernard Beeby; musical director Andersen Tyrer (With photos of producer, musical director, Janet Howe, Arthur Servent, Dora Drake, Bryan Drake, Gordon Fagan, James Hoskins, Gordon Cole, William Forsman, Thomas Hanna, June Trelawney, Mary Negus). His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 19 August 1948. Souvenir programme (2 copies) The Ex-Services Operatic Club presents "The count of Luxembourg", produced by Joy Asquith. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 29 May 1948. Programme (2 copies) Palmerston North Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society presents "Goodnight Vienna". Produced by Eva Moore. Opera House Palmerston North, 21-28 August 1948. Programme Masterton Choral Society, conductor Albert Bryant; pianiste Gwen Greig, presents concert version of "Maritana", composed by Vincent M Wallace (With soloists Sybil Phillips, Joan Bryant, Stanley Yeoman, Ken Macaulay). Knox Hall Masterton, 15 June 1948. Programme St James Anglican Church Choir, conductor Harry Brusey, presents "The mikado", by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, in concert form. [Lower Hutt], 15-18 September 1948. Programme Greymouth Operatic Society proudly present ... "The new moon", by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein. With Beverley Patterson as Marianne. Regent Theatre Greymouth, commencing 28 June 1948. Programme Masterton Choral Society presents "A tale of old Japan". Conductor Albert Bryant, pianiste Gwen Greig, soprano Joan Bryant, contralto Alice Graham, tenor Hubert Milverton-Carta, bass Ernest Gardener. Knox Hall Masterton, 19 October 1948. Programme J C Williamson Theatres Ltd present Cicely Courtneidge in a new comedy with music, "Under the counter", by Arthur Macrae, lyrics by Harold Purcell. Australian production by Gerald Kirby; musical director Robert Probst. Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 14 August 1948. Programme (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 250 mm.

Date: April 1995

From: NBR New Zealand Opera :Photographs

Reference: PA1-o-1498

Description: Costumes for opera, Marriage of Figaro, produced by the Wellington City Opera, April 1995. Prints contained in un-archival plastic housing which is already beginning to get sticky (2009). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1995

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PAColl-10788-18

Description: Photographic prints of photography by Damer Farrell relating to the fiftieth jubilee of the Greymouth Operatic Society in 1995. Title taken from original enclosure. Quantity: 34 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1999-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000224

Description: Photographs relating to performing arts. Includes photographs of theatrical shows, wearable art, christmas concerts, rock concerts and amateur dance and theatre. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Arts (Performing)" Quantity: 110 digital photograph(s).

Date: 5 July 2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000226

Description: Photographs relating to the performance of the opera Barber of Seville. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Arts (Barber Seville)" Quantity: 76 digital photograph(s).