Opera Tour of New Zealand?
T is almost certain that a grand opera company will begin a tour of Australia and New Zealand for J. C: Williamson’s about May this year, says an Australian journal. Williamson’s have been eager to organise a season of grand opera for a long time, and was negotiating last year with the Fortune Gallo Company, an Italian group, to come here. Italy’s entry into the war removed any possibility of a visit from this company, so the firm turned to American companies. It is understood that the company to visit Australia will be either the American Opera Company or the New York Opera Company. There are still a few points to be settled-including the matter of dollar -_-
exchange-before the company leaves America, said Harold Bowden, General Manager of J. C. Williamson Theatres. About 30 persons, including principal singers, two conductors and a producer, will make the trip from the United States. The rest of the company will be engaged in Australia. {t is planned that the caneipiety will open in Melbourne. Negotiations for a visit from .the Jooss Ballet. Company are even further advanced than those of the grand opera company, and it seems likely that these dancers will be in the Commonwealth in March, One of the difficulties-German members of the company-is being overcome by replacements with Americans.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 84, 31 January 1941, Page 44
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