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Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
Now starting at the earlier time of 7pm daily, inc. Opera on Saturdays
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21 February 2026
Met Opera 2026: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Mason Bates
Bates, Mason: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Lauren Snouffer (Sarah Kavalier), Sun-Ly Pierce (Rosa Saks), Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay), Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier), Edward Nelson (Tracy Bacon), Patrick Carfizzi (Sheldon Anapol), Craig Colclough (Gerhard), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Metropolitan Opera House, New York Q3 2025 (Met Opera)
Elgar, Edward: Romance Op 62 - Todd Gibson-Cornish (bassoon), Wilma Smith, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (viola), Ashley Brown (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
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Monday, 17 July 2017
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BARTOK: Piano Concerto No 3
17 Jul 2017Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 15 July 2017
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Celeste ORAM: Young People's Guide to the Orchestra
15 Jul 2017Performed by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Read more Video, Audio
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Reuben JELLEYMAN: Vespro
15 Jul 2017Performed by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Audio
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Benjamin BRITTEN: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
15 Jul 2017Performed by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Audio
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James MACMILLAN: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
15 Jul 2017Performed by percussionist Colin Currie and the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Audio
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Friday, 14 July 2017
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Manon Lescaut - Act 4
14 Jul 2017The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
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Manon Lescaut - Act 3
14 Jul 2017The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
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Manon Lescaut - Act 2
14 Jul 2017The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
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Manon Lescaut - Act 1
14 Jul 2017The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 14 July 2017 Audio
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Thursday, 13 July 2017
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MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
13 Jul 2017Pianist Henry Wong Doe plays Modest Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an exhibition'. Audio
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Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: a zigzagged gaze
13 Jul 2017Henry Wong Doe plays 'a zigzagged gaze' by Eve de Castro-Robinson, written in response to ten art pieces from the Wallace Arts Trust arts collection. Audio
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Tuesday, 11 July 2017
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The Kuijken Quartet plays Mozart and Haydn
11 Jul 2017Touring New Zealand with Chamber Music New Zealand, the Kuijken Quartet offers string quartets by Mozart and Haydn, recorded in the Auckland Town Hall, 9 July 2017. Read more Audio
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Music Alive
Catch the first broadcast of a new recording from New Zealand, or something from overseas - perhaps from the European Broadcasting Union, the Salzburg Festival or the Sydney Opera House. The NZSO are regular performers, and Thursdays are often the domain of the Auckland Philharmonia; You might hear an ensemble touring with Chamber Music New Zealand, something from the Wellington Jazz Festival or music from around the world via the WOMAD festival.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers