Tosca

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Event Tosca
Venue St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 11 September 1961
Last Date 19 September 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Rome, 1800. Complicated love and tragedy. The singer Tosca is in live with painter Cavaradossi, but is coveted by Scarpia. All three wind up dead, with Tosca throwing herself off the battlements.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Donald Munro Artistic Director
Garry Hanson Assistant Designer
Frank Broomfield Assistant Stage Manager
Giacomo Puccini Composer
Gladys Elton Costume Maker
Nancye Seaton Costume Maker
Marcello Cortis Director
Jeff Lewis Head Electrician
Barry Leighton Head Mechanist
William Duncan Mechanist
A E Woolf Milliner
John Hopkins Musical Director
Russell Channell Musician: Pianist
John Duff Production Manager
Stuart Welton Properties Master
Hilary Bertinshaw Properties Officer
Elizabeth Lowry Properties Officer
John Thompson Resident Producer
Doug Hay Set and/or Property Maker
Marius Verlijsdonk Set and/or Property Maker
Raymond Boyce Set Designer
Jon Andrew Singer Mario Cavaradossi
Marcello Cortis Singer Baron Scarpia
Graeme Gorton Singer Baron Scarpia
Elizabeth Hellawell Singer Floria Tosca
Vincente Major Singer Floria Tosca
Ian Morton Singer Sacristan
Ramon Opie Singer Mario Cavaradossi
Paul Person Singer Cesare Angelotti/Sciarrone
John Poole Singer Spoletta
Rodney Cornelius Stage Manager
Doris Sheppard Voice Coach
Trudy Heap Wardrobe Mistress
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Further Information Members of the National Orchestra led by Ruth Pearl. Conductors John Hopkins or Alex Lindsay. The New Zealand Opera Chorus (at least in North Island centres). New Plymouth, Wanganui, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Masterton, Palmerston North, presumably Auckland. Ashburton R.S.A. Hall, 7 November 1961.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 195891