Donizetti

Performed by Amelia Berry (soprano), Oliver Sewell (tenor), James Ioelu (baritone), Paul Whelan (bass), Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert 2022, Auckland Town Hall, 21 August… Audio

Performed by Manase Latu and Samson Setu with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio

Performed by Amelia Berry, Isabella Moore, Oliver Sewell, Manase Latu, Samson Setu, and Paul Whelan with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15… Audio

Performed by Natasha Wilson (sop), Manase Latu (ten), Somi Kim (piano). Recorded at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert in the Auckland Concert Chamber, 2 August 2020. Audio

Performed by Manase Latu (ten), Somi Kim (piano). Recorded at the Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert in the Auckland Concert Chamber, 2 August 2020. Audio

Joyce DiDonato gives a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Donizetti’s bel canto drama, opposite Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. Video

Based on a story of feuding Scottish families by Sir Walter Scott, Donizetti's opera has become a bel canto classic. Video

Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks - including the show-stopping tenor aria “Ah! Mes amis … Pour mon âme,” with its nine high Cs. Video

Sparkling with virtuosic singing and playful humour, this boisterous comedy pits the miserly Don Pasquale against his nephew Ernesto and Ernesto’s sweetheart, the crafty young Norina Video

The character of Lucia has become an icon in opera and beyond, an archetype of the constrained woman asserting herself in society. The insanity that overtakes and destroys Lucia, depicted in opera’s… Video

A popular comic opera that combines a light-hearted story with beautiful melodies and four great leading roles. It’s set in a small village in rural Italy where everyone knows everyone and where… Video

 Based on a story of feuding Scottish families by Sir Walter Scott, Donizetti's opera has become a bel canto classic. Video

Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss the life of this famous opera composer, Gaetano Donizetti. Audio