Opera

Tenor Simon O'Neill is in the Musical Chair this week talking about his upcoming tour here in New Zealand and the stellar career he's carved out for himself. Audio

2018 Lexus Song Quest winner Joel Amosa is stepping up in New Zealand Opera’s The Barber of Seville tomorrow night in Wellington. Audio

Simon O'Neill is one of the greatest Wagner tenors of our time, singing with the world's most eminent conductors and orchestras. Ahead of a tour with baritone Iain Patterson and pianist Terence… Audio

Puccini's breakthrough opera Manon Lescaut features soloists Serena Farnocchia, Kamen Chanev, Dalibor Jenis, Pelham Andrews, Matteo Falcier, Bianca Andrew and James Ioelu, with the Freemasons NZ Opera…

New Zealand tenor Filipe Manu is on home soil to perform with friends at The Auckland Opera Studio. He joins David Morriss to chat about travels, attending the Guild Hall and what it's like to perform… Audio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Video

Multi-award winning Welsh classical-crossover singer Katherine Jenkins comes back to New Zealand in November to give concerts in Auckland and Christchurch. She chats to Eva Radich. Audio

This grandest of grand operas features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story. Video

NZ Opera’s current production of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) pulls out all the stops to put the comic into comic opera. Peter Hoar was at opening night in Auckland.

Alexander McCall Smith, Kate Atkinson and Jeanette Winterson are just some of the writers taking inspiration from the world of opera in the collection of short stories Midsummer Nights, Tales from the… Audio

Alicia Olatuja is a mezzo-soprano who covers songs by artists as diverse as Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman. And she's just as much at home singing gospel and opera. You might not know… Audio

Wagner’s epic cycle concludes with acts of betrayal, murder, vengeance, and, finally, the destruction of the world. Video

We reach the twilight of the gods, as Erica Challis takes us through the story and music of the fourth of Wagner's Ring Cycle operas. Audio

Annabel Holland is New Zealand Opera's new Chair of the board. She chooses her five favourites. Video, Audio

Mozart’s opera of vengeance and forgiveness, set during the Roman Empire. Video

A new book of memoirs by Sir Donald McIntyre titled 'The Only Way is Up: Reflections on a Life in Opera'. Tim Dodd speaks with Heath Lees, who helped edit the book, and tenor Simon O’Neill Audio

Orphaned at birth, Siegfried learns his true identity and fulfills his destiny to become Brünnhilde’s saviour and lover. Video

Erica Challis takes us through the story and music of the third of Wagner's four Ring Cycle operas. Audio

'Studio 360' is a show about culture and the arts featuring stories about, and interviews with, the people writing or making some of the biggest plays, books, films, and music today. We feature some… Audio

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Video