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Greater Vancouver Operatic Society fonds
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- 0.22 m of textual records
- 272 photographs
- 1 drawing
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The Greater Vancouver Operatic Society was officially incorporated under the Societies Act on January 13, 1956, although the society had already produced musical theatre programmes under co-sponsorship arrangements with the Central Lions Club, the New Westminster Lions Club and the Burrard Lions Club. In 1960 the society ceased touring and productions were presented in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre until 1964. Productions at the Metro Theatre which began in 1965 included those of 20th-century Broadway musicals to vary the fare usually offered, namely, the most popular works of Gilbert and Sullivan. In 1969 the performance venue was moved to the new Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver where predominantly Broadway musicals were presented. In the 1970's, following a run of Gilbert and Sullivan shows, the practise of alternating G & S productions with those of more recent composers and lyricists was instituted. Touring resumed in 1973 and continued for several years. Beginning in 1986 G.V.O.S. production runs ranged between 14 and 17 nights with performances divided between the Centennial and Richmond Gateway Theatres. Productions by the G.V.O.S. ceased in 2000.
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Donated to the City of Vancouver Archives in 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005, and 2007 by Edward L. Affleck and Carolyn Affleck.
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See programmes of productions of the G.V.O.S. and a history of the society by E.L. Affleck in the Pamphlet collection.