William Shakespeare
Real life partners sing Romeo and Juliet
Real life partners and award winning opera singers Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu are taking to the stage to play star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, before they leave New Zealand for London… Audio
Sonnets in Song
William Dart celebrates the Shakespeare anniversary year by looking at two recent releases - one from Paul Kelly and one from Rufus Wainwright - with settings of the Bard's sonnets. Audio
David Lawrence: the Week in Shakespeare
Kim Hill talks to David Lawrence, director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals, and research and development consultant for the Popup Globe, which returns to Auckland in a new and improved… Audio
Rufus Wainwright: opera, meth and family
New York-born, Montreal-raised singer songwriter Rufus Wainwright will celebrate his love for opera, orchestra and divas when he brings selections from Prima Donna and Rufus Does Judy to the Auckland… Audio
Shakespeare with David Lawrence: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Kim Hill talks to David Lawrence is research and development consultant for the Popup Globe, and director of The Bacchanals, a Wellington theatre company he founded in 2000 to explore text-based… Audio
Shakespeare with David Lawrence: The Winter's Tale
Kim Hill talks to David Lawrence, director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals, and research and development consultant for the Popup Globe. He discusses the Shakespeare play The Winter's… Audio
Verdi & Shakespeare: From Tragedy to Comedy
Elizabeth Hudson examines the inspiration that the English playwright was for the Italian composer. Audio
Verdi & Shakespeare: Early Encounters
Elizabeth Hudson examines the inspiration that the English playwright was for the Italian composer. Audio
Shakespeare scholar Peter Holland
University of Notre Dame scholar Peter Holland is fascinated with William Shakespeare's influence on modern culture. As part of the Auckland Writer's Festival; Peter is giving a talks called… Audio
Sonnet No 151: Love is too young to know what conscience is...
Read by Michael Neill. Audio
Sonnet No 150: O, from what power hast thou this powerful might
Read by Donogh Rees. Audio
Sonnet No 149: Canst thou, O cruel! say I love thee not...
Read by Stuart Devenie. Audio
Sonnet No 146: Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth...
Read by Raymond Hawthorne. Audio
Sonnet No 145: Those lips that Love's own hand did make...
Read by Charles Pierard. Audio