New Zealand Opera Company poster, 1958 (Alexander Turnbull Library, Eph-F-OPERA-NZOC-1967-01)
Soon to be renamed the New Zealand Opera Company, the Group performed Gian Carlo Menotti’s comic opera The telephone in Wellington. The performance was broadcast live on radio.
New Zealand Opera Group's first opening night, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/the-new-zealand-opera-group-has-its-first-opening-night, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated