Amateur operatic societies were established in New Zealand from the 1870s, and Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas were a mainstay of their repertoire from the start. This colourful souvenir programme was produced for a Wellington Amateur Operatic Society season of The mikado in 1888.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
Eph-D-OPERA-1888-01
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