THE NEW ZEALAND OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS PORGY AND BESS MUSIC BY GEORGE GERSHWIN LIBRETTO BY DUBOSE HEYWARD LYRICS BY DUBOSE HEYWARD AND IRA GERSHWIN STARRING INIA TE WIATA, New Zealand's greatest singer, as Porgy MARTHA FLOWERS, of New York—one of the finest Negro singers—as Bess JOHN McCURRY, of New York, as Crown DELORES IVORY, of New York, as Serena HANNAH TATANA, as Maria TONI WILLIAMS, as Sportin' Life ISOBEL WHATARAU COWAN, as Clara MARK METEKINGI, as Jake with an all Maori chorus of 30 picked voices from all parts of New Zealand. PORGY AND BESS The most exciting, the most spectacular production in the show history of New Zealand. For the first time the best Maori singers in New Zealand have been assembled in one group … to sing the magnificent music of PORGY AND BESS NEW ZEALAND TOUR Christchurch Theatre Royal March 1st to 13th Invercargill Civic Theatre March 16th to 20th Dunedin His Majesty's Theatre March 22nd to 27th Palmerston North Opera House March 31st to April 3rd Wellington Opera House April 5th to 24th Hastings Municipal Theatre April 26th, 27th, 28th Napier Municipal Theatre April 30th, May 1st New Plymouth Opera House May 3rd to 6th Hamilton Founders Memorial Theatre May 11th to 15th Auckland His Majesty's Theatre May 17th to June 12th UNDER THE NATIONAL SPONSORSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES LTD.
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Te Ao Hou, March 1965, Page 46
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