Dearest Maurice

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Event Dearest Maurice
Venue Olveston House, Dunedin North, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 8 April 2016
Last Date 10 April 2016
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Takes place in the modern-day consulting room of Dr Chale, who keeps receiving letters addressed to Maurice, and hesitantly opens one to discover it is a love letter. Soon he is reading them all, and this leads him to yield to temptation, with potentially disastrous results.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Chamber Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Drummond Composer
John Drummond Director
Jeremy Commons Lyricist
Mike Crowl Musician: Pianist
Ingrid Fomison-Nurse Singer Flora Knowles
Ben Madden Singer Dr Ivor Chale
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Double billed with The Telephone. Opera Otago celebrates its 60th birthday. Dearest Maurice composed in 2003. A short season of House Opera, popular in the UK, in which opera is presented in homes. Each opera has only two singers and a piano accompanist, perfect for performance in intimate surroundings.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 203626