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Drake, Dora : Papers

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Reference NumberMS-2087Date1910-1966CreatorDrake, Dora Gertrude, 1912-1994DescriptionThe collection includes numerous programmes from concerts and productions, most of them featuring Dora Drake. There are clippings relating to her performances, and also to the death of King George VI and coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. There are various other papers relating to music. The collection also includes programmes from Otago Ranfurly Shield rugby games and for entertainment aboard the ship 'Rangitiki'. There are photographs of Dora Drake and other performers, of the Otago University 'A' rugby team, and of various unidentified people.
Only part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyDora Drake was a Dunedin soprano who performed in concerts and operas throughout New Zealand. Her singing teacher was her uncle, well-known singer and teacher Ernest Drake, and her cousin, Bryan Drake, had a successful international opera career. In 1950 Dora Drake received a New Zealand Government Scholarship and spent several years in London where she studied singing and performed in operas and concerts. In 1963 she became first President of Dunedin's Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

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NamesDrake, Dora Gertrude, 1912-1994PlacesDunedinWellingtonEnglandSubjectsSingersPerforming ArtsOperaChoirs (Music)

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