PERMANENT GRAND OPERA
ALL WORKS SUNG IN ENGLISH SIR BEN FULLER’S PLANS ( Per United’'Press Association.] WELLINGTON, May 9. Grand opera sung in English, to be played at least once_ a year in every important city of New Zealand and Australia, is the ambition of Sir Benjamin Fuller, who is organising a company of the first rank to open in Melbourne in conjunction with the centenary celebrations. Sir Benjamin, who arrived by the Wanganella to-day. said that he was definitely of the opinion that, if grand opera was to find favour with the Eng-lish-speaking public it would have to be sung in English. People liked to understand the words of the songs. He had complete faith in his venture, and hoped to make the opera company a permanent organisation to visit every important city in Australia and New Zealand once a year. He anticipated that the company would arrive in New Zealand in February.
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Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 3
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153PERMANENT GRAND OPERA Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 3
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