Tosca blows into Wellington

Conductor Tobias Ringborg

Conductor Tobias Ringborg Photo: supplied

Conductor Tobias Ringborg conducts  Puccini's opera Tosca from memory. The Swedish conductor says he knows Tosca intimately because he sang in it as a boy chorister. His favorite scene is Scarpia’s entrance. In this production for New Zealand Opera the role is brought to life thrillingly by New Zealand baritone Philip Rhodes. 

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Pianist Michael Houstoun

Pianist Michael Houstoun Photo: supplied

Dianne James reviews Michael Houstoun's Inspired by Bach series which has seen the pianist travel the length of the country, playing solo piano recitals including a new piece written for him by New Zealand composer Ross Harris.