THE NEW ZEALAND OPERA COMPANY
PRESENTS
PORGY AND BESS

MUSIC BY GEORGE GERSHWIN

LIBRETTO BY DUBOSE HEYWARD

LYRICS BY DUBOSE HEYWARD AND IRA GERSHWIN

STARRING

INIA TE WIATA, New Zealand's greatest singer, as Porgy MARTHA FLOWERS, of New York—one of the finest Negro singers—as Bess

JOHN McCURRY, of New York, as Crown

DELORES IVORY, of New York, as Serena

HANNAH TATANA, as Maria

TONI WILLIAMS, as Sportin' Life

ISOBEL WHATARAU COWAN, as Clara

MARK METEKINGI, as Jake

with an all Maori chorus of 30 picked voices from all parts of New Zealand.

PORGY AND BESS

The most exciting, the most spectacular production in the show history of New Zealand. For the first time the best Maori singers in New Zealand have been assembled in one group … to sing the magnificent music of

PORGY AND BESS

NEW ZEALAND TOUR

Christchurch	Theatre Royal	March 1st to 13th
Invercargill	Civic Theatre	March 16th to 20th
Dunedin	His Majesty's Theatre	March 22nd to 27th
Palmerston North	Opera House	March 31st to April 3rd
Wellington	Opera House	April 5th to 24th
Hastings	Municipal Theatre	April 26th, 27th, 28th
Napier	Municipal Theatre	April 30th, May 1st
New Plymouth	Opera House	May 3rd to 6th
Hamilton	Founders Memorial Theatre	May 11th to 15th
Auckland	His Majesty's Theatre	May 17th to June 12th

UNDER THE NATIONAL SPONSORSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES LTD.