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1:08 PM.Auckland based NZ actor playing the title role in "Drowning in Veronica Lake". Audio

12:54 PM.Deirdre Tarrant reviews last Friday's opening night performance of "The Sleeping Beauty". Audio

12:30 PM.Tony Ryan reviews last Saturday's CSO concert featuring Australian pianist Piers Lane. Audio

12:13 PM.Winner of the 2011 NZ Aria Winner which took place in Rotorua last weekend. Audio

1:00 PM.Dianne James reviews last night's APO all-Mozart concert featuring pianist Michael Houstoun. Audio

12:40 PM.Dutch jazz cornet player touring the country with local ensemble Melancholy Babes. Audio

12:30 PM.NZ Opera General Executive and Chair of Arts Management Limited in Christchurch discuss the future of Southern Opera. Audio

12:08 PM.Munich based NZ bass baritone plays tribute to friend and colleague Christopher Doig. Audio

1:00 PM.New Zealand String Quartet Manager and driving force behind London based festival "New Zealand at Kings Place". Audio

12:52 PM.Curator of Maori collection at Te Papa museum and editor of new book Whatu Kakuhu: Maori Cloaks. Audio

12:15 PM.Artistic Director of WOMAD Taranaki launches next year's programme. Audio

1:08 PM.Anthony Ritchie reviews last night's Dunedin performance by touring Australian based chamber music ensemble. Audio

12:15 PM.Former Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet presenting his final production with the company - Tchaikovsky's 'Sleeping Beauty'. Audio

1:15 PM.Dean Sky-Lucas reviews last weekend's NZSO Auckland concert featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. Audio

1:07 PM.US Jazz saxophonist performing with Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra in Wellington tonight. Audio

12:43 PM.Adjudicator of Ronisch Auckland Secondary School's Piano Competition previews this year's event. Audio

12:13 PM.Australian violinist and concertmaster of Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performing with AK Barok in Auckland this week. Audio

1:00 PM.Susan looks at electro-acoustic music that was influenced my non-western cultures. Audio

12:45 PM.Vincent interviews NZ director and producer Tainui Stephens at the 2011 Melbourne International Arts Fair. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ based German author of "Beethoven's Only Beloved: Josephine". Audio

1:12 PM.Jazz drummer and winner of NZ Jazz album of the year about to embark on Australasian tour. Audio

12:42 PM.NZ Bass-baritone performing in Auckland with NZSO and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as part of REAL NZ Festival. Audio

12:18 PM.President and Deputy Conductor of Tauranga based Scholars Pro Music Chamber Choir performing at Tauranga Arts Festival this weekend. Audio

1:05 PM.Playwright of '1000 Hills' based on story by Rwandan refugee Francois Byamana which is premiering in Auckland this week. Audio

12:42 PM.Dunedin based composer and Supreme Winner of the 2011 SGCNZ/Morrison Music Trust Shakespeare Composition Competition. Audio