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John Prouse, baritone

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John Prouse, baritone

Wellington singer John Prouse, seen here in 1922, was a leading bass-baritone in New Zealand. He also performed internationally, and in 1905 recorded 12 songs in Britain for commercial release, becoming New Zealand's first commercially recorded artist.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Harold Temple White Collection

Reference: PAColl-8018-2-6

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Mark Derby, Recording companies and studios – Birth of a recording industry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/45083/john-prouse-baritone (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 2 May 2014.