Event | 
					 A Dinner Engagement 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					1960 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Amateur | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					In a Chelsea kitchen, the impoverished Earl of Dunmow and his wife, with the assistance of Mrs Kneebone, a hired help, are preparing to entertain the Grand Duchess of Monteblanco and her son, whom they hope to interest in their daughter, Susan. | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Music Theatre
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Comic Opera
						
							
						 
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						England
					
					
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					Piece was first produced by the English Opera Group at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 1954.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Set | 
					Theatre Aotearoa | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					202651 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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