New Zealand Opera Company
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| name = New Zealand Opera Company |
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| image = New Zealand Opera Company - New Zealand Opera Company's production of Carmen, at St. James Theatre, Wellington.jpg |
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| caption = The New Zealand Opera Company's production of ''[[Carmen]]'' in 1969 |
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| formation |
| formation = {{Start year|1954}} |
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| dissolved = 1971 |
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| type |
| type = Opera company |
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| location |
| location = [[Auckland]], New Zealand |
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| leader_name = [[Donald Munro (baritone)|Donald Munro]] |
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The '''New Zealand Opera Company''' was New Zealand's first resident professional national company, formed by baritone [[Donald Munro (baritone)|Donald Munro]] in 1954.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} Its first full-scale work was [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Marriage of Figaro]]'' in 1958, which toured 47 towns.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} From 1963 funding from the [[QEII Arts Council|QE II Arts Council]] allowed national tours with a full orchestra, including a production of ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' with a [[Māori people|Māori]] cast including [[Inia Te Wiata|Īnia Te Wiata]], and [[Ngaio Marsh|Ngaio Marsh's]] ''[[A Unicorn for Christmas]]'' with music by [[David Farquhar]].{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} After Arts Council funding was withdrawn in 1971 the company folded.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}}{{sfn|Brusey|1973|p=187}} |
The '''New Zealand Opera Company''' was New Zealand's first resident professional national company, formed by baritone [[Donald Munro (baritone)|Donald Munro]] in 1954.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} Its first full-scale work was [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] ''[[The Marriage of Figaro|Marriage of Figaro]]'' in 1958, which toured 47 towns.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} From 1963 funding from the [[QEII Arts Council|QE II Arts Council]] allowed national tours with a full orchestra, including a production of ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' with a [[Māori people|Māori]] cast including [[Inia Te Wiata|Īnia Te Wiata]], and [[Ngaio Marsh|Ngaio Marsh's]] ''[[A Unicorn for Christmas]]'' with music by [[David Farquhar]].{{sfn|Taylor|2014}} After Arts Council funding was withdrawn in 1971 the company folded.{{sfn|Taylor|2014}}{{sfn|Brusey|1973|p=187}} |
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