Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 1850 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: John Morton, producer of Durham County Opera
Covering Dates: 1927-1988
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- Miscellaneous documents
- John Morton, producer of Durham County Opera (Ref: D/X 1850/)
- Bishop Auckland Operatic and Dramatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/1/1-3)
- Shildon Amateur Operatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/2/1-5)
- West Hartlepool Operatic and Dramatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/3/1)
- Durham County Opera (Ref: D/X 1850/4/1-12)
- Durham County Opera posters designed by Gordon Highmoor (Ref: D/X 1850/5/)
Catalogue Description
Born c. 1932, John Morton was producer of: Durham County Opera; West Hartlepool Operatic and Dramatic Society; Bishop Auckland Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society.His father sang with Shildon Amateur Operatic Society.
Catalogue Contents
John Morton, producer of Durham County Opera (Ref: D/X 1850/)Bishop Auckland Operatic and Dramatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/1/1-3)Ref: D/X 1850/1/1
Programme for 'La Poupee' performed by the Bishop Auckland Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Eden Theatre, Bishop Auckland, 18-23 April 1927
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/1/2Programme for 'Florodora' performed by the Bishop Auckland Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Eden Theatre, Bishop Auckland, 3-8 December 1928
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/1/3Illustration of a man in Spanish dress, n.d. [c.1928]
[Originally enclosed in D/X 1850/1/2]
(1 paper, printed)
Shildon Amateur Operatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/2/1-5)Known until 1936 as the Shildon Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society.
Ref: D/X 1850/2/1Programme for 'The Toreador' performed by the Shildon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Hippodrome, Shildon, 21-26 November 1927
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/2/2Programme for 'Our Miss Gibbs' performed by the Shildon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Hippodrome, Shildon, 6-11 February 1933
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/2/3Programme for 'Katinka' performed by the Shildon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Hippodrome, Shildon, 1936
[Front cover missing]
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/2/4Programme for 'No, No Nanette' performed by the Shildon Amateur Operatic Society at the Hippodrome, Shildon, 22-27 November 1937
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/2/5Programme for 'The Desert Song' performed by the Shildon Amateur Operatic Society at the Hippodrome, Shildon, 21-26 November 1938
(1 booklet, printed)
West Hartlepool Operatic and Dramatic Society (Ref: D/X 1850/3/1)Ref: D/X 1850/3/1Programme for 'Oklahoma' performed by the West Hartlepool Operatic and Dramatic Society at the Empire Theatre, Hartlepool, as their Jubilee production, 10-15 February 1958
(1 booklet, printed)
Durham County Opera (Ref: D/X 1850/4/1-12)Ref: D/X 1850/4/1Programme for 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' by Otto Nicolai based on the Shakespeare play, performed by the Durham County Opera, n.d. [1960s]
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/2Programme for 'Carmen' by Bizet, performed by the Durham County Opera, n.d. [1960s]
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/3Programme for 'Tosca' by Puccini, performed by the Durham County Opera, n.d. [1960s]
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/4Poster for 'The Tales of Hoffmann' by Jacques Offenbach, performed by the Durham County Opera at Durham Technical College Theatre, 27-29 November 1975
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/5Leaflet for 'The Flying Dutchman' by Wagner performed by the Durham County Opera at Durham Technical College Theatre, 24-26 November 1977
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/6Leaflet for 'Peter Grimes' by Benjamin Britten, performed by the Durham County Opera at Durham Technical College Theatre, 25-27 November [1970s]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/7Leaflet for 'Carmen' performed by the Durham County Opera at Durham Technical College Theatre, 26-29 November 1980
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/8Leaflet for 'Cavalleria Rusticana' by Mascagni and 'Pagliacci' by Leoncavallo, performed by Durham County Opera at the Garland Theatre, New College, Durham, 25-28 November 1981
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/9Leaflet for 'La Boheme' by Puccini, performed by Durham County Opera at the Garland Theatre, New College, Durham, 24-27 November 1982
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/10Leaflet for 'The Barber of Seville' by Rossini, performed by Durham County Opera at the Garland Theatre, New College, Durham, 14-17 November 1984
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/11Leaflet for 'Lucia di Lammermoor' by Donizetti, performed by Durham County Opera in memory of Louis Pearson at the Garland Theatre, New College, Durham, 2-4 July 1987
(1 leaflet, printed)
Ref: D/X 1850/4/12Leaflet for 'Macbeth' by Verdi, based on the Shakespeare play, performed by Durham County Opera at the Garland Theatre, New College, Durham, 20-22 October 1988
(1 leaflet, printed)
Durham County Opera posters designed by Gordon Highmoor (Ref: D/X 1850/5/)Gordon Highmoor was formerly Head of Art at New College, Durham
Ref: D/X 1850/5/1Poster advertising a production of "The Tales of Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach, November 1975
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1850/5/2Poster advertising a production of "Carmen" by Bizet, November 1980
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1850/5/3Poster advertising a production of "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, November 1984
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1850/5/4Poster advertising a production of "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart, November 1985
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1850/5/5Poster advertising a production of "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti, July 1987
(1 paper)
Ref: D/X 1850/5/6Poster advertising a production of Verdi's "Macbeth", October 1988
(1 paper)
