Programme 1988 – Celebration of a Decade

Hawkes Bay

SONG & OPERA
WORKSHOP

THE HAWKE’S BAY SONG AND OPERA WORKSHOP INC

PRESENTS

“CELEBRATION OF A DECADE”

Director   BEATRICE WEBSTER MBE
Artistic Director   DAWN UNSWORTH
Musical Director   BARRY FELL
Accompanist   ROBERT WILSON
Chorus Mistress   JUNE ARMSTRONG

Napier Century Theatre
Saturday July 16th – 1988
2 p.m.
8 p.m.

PROGRAMME

NABUCCO – VERDI – Chorus of Jewish Slaves – FULL COMPANY
LOHENGRIN – WAGNER – Bridal March – FULL COMPANY

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO   Mozart
Flown Forever   Countess   Judith Howlett
Is it pain, is it pleasure?   Cherubino   Julie Williams
Now your days of philandering are over   Figaro   Robert Houston
Letter Duet   Countess    Jenny Williams
Suzanna   Christina Gale
Bridesmaids Duet and Chorus   Katherine O’Connor
Christine Hughes

THE MAGIC FLUTE   Mozart
Back Loathly Worm   1st Lady   Julie Williams
2nd Lady   Clair Barrie
3rd Lady   Kay Collins
The kindly voice of Mother Nature – duet   Pamina   Christina Gale
Papageno   Michael Hewitt
All with passions’ fever tingle   Monostatos   Alex McClelland
Where can I find her   Papageno   Michael Hewitt
O Listen, what is it?   CHORUS

COSI FAN TUTTE   Mozart
See here, Dorabella   Fiordiligi   Shirley Wilton
Portrait Duet   Dorabella   Jill Tobin
Stability in a soldier   Despina   Eileen von Dadelszen
Strongly founded, a marble tower!   Fiordiligi   Shirley Wilton
My love is like a flower   Ferrando   Haldane Scougall
Sextette    Fiordiligi    Shirley Wilton
Dorabella   Jill Tobin
Ferrando   Wayne Lister
Guglielmo   Michael Hewitt
Despina   Eileen von Dadelszen
Alfonso   Ian Etheridge

INTERVAL

MADAM BUTTERFLY   Puccini
Goro   Warwick Mather
Pinkerton   Michael Kyle
Sharpless   Robert Houston
Suzuki   Eve Weir
Butterfly    Elaine Goodwin
CHORUS OF LADIES
One fine day   Butterfly   Elaine Goodwin

DON PASQUALE   Donizetti
Don Pasquale   Ian Etheridge
Norrina   Judith Howlett

THE BARTERED BRIDE   Smetana
Our Dream of love   Majenka   Margaret Sloane

IL TROVATORE   Verdi
Anvil Chorus   FULL COMPANY
Fierce rage the flames   Azucena   Eve Weir
Gypsy Chorus   FULL COMPANY

THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST   Puccini
Che’llah Mi Creda   Michael Kyle

DIDO AND AENEAS   Purcell
Dido   Elizabeth Gawler
Aenus   Haldane Scougall
Belinda   Jenny Williams
2nd Lady    Margaret Sloane
CHORUS   FULL COMPANY

LA TRAVIATA   Verdi
Di Provenza   Germont   Robert Houston

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA   Masgani
EASTER HYMN   FULL COMPANY

SINGERS IN THIS PRODUCTION

Jill Baker
Clair Barrie
Lea Boyce
Kay Collins
Christina Gale
Elaine Goodwin
Judith Howlett
Christine Hughes
Barbara Morris
Bev Newport
Katherine O’Connor
Margaret Sloane
Jill Tobin
Julie Williams
Shirley Wilton
Anne Vanderberg
Eileen von Dadelszen
Eve Weir
Lex Barker
Ian Etheridge
Tom Gameson
Michael Hewitt
Robert Houston
Michael Kyle
Wayne Lister
Alex McClelland
Warwick Mather
Doug Moody
David Reefman
Murray Sawyer
Haldane Scougall
Ernie Stuart

Stage Manager   Dale Reid
Lighting   Paul Jennings
Nanette Roberts
Wardrobe   Lois Reefman
Molly Evans
Properties   Pamela John
Sue Wilton

CREDITS:
Barry Cullen
Colenso High School
Treachers Ltd
Napier Operatic Society
Napier Boys’ High School
Wool & Handcraft Ltd
Sunray Hawke’s Bay