The Gondoliers

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Event The Gondoliers
Venue Wellington Opera House (1888-1914), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 24 October 1892
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Few alive today who attended that first performance of this opera…are likely to forget it. It stands out in the memory starlike, a memory of some great scene, some remarkable picutre, some epoch-making speech…Plimmer reminiscing in The Dominion Hurst 1944.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comic Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Schwenck Gilbert Book and Lyrics Librettist
Arthur Seymour Sullivan Composer
Henry Bracy Singer
Elsie Cameron Singer
Sydney Deane Singer
Flora Graupner Singer
George Lauri Singer
Charles Ryley Singer
Violet Varley Singer
Howard Vernon Singer
Florence Young Singer
Works
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189693