Opera

Roger Flury and Des Wilson reflect on the stellar career of the Italian tenor. Video, Audio

A fantastical interpretation of Mozart's The Magic Flute by Berlin’s Komische Oper has its New Zealand debut in the Auckland Arts Festival in March. Audio

Anna Netrebko stars in the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on- and offstage passion. Video

Tribute to soprano Lisa Della Casa by Roger Flury and Des Wilson. Video, Audio

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel makes his Met debut leading Verdi’s towering Shakespearean masterpiece.

Festival Opera returns, this year with one of Verdi's most loved. Anna Pierard and  John Wilkie discuss the work and why it has come to Napier. Audio

Famed kiwi opera singer and teacher Margaret Medlyn talks us through how to develop the operatic voice, how hard it is to train and why she's written a book about it. Audio

Mozart's allegorical tale is sung in English and given a whimsical interpretation by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Video

Historian, biographer, novelist and former international operatic and concert singer Edmund Bohan reflects on his New Years Honour and his incredible career. Audio

The drama is set during the California Gold Rush and Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine is in love with a notorious outlaw. Video

New Zealand Opera have been advertising six key roles in their team. Last year saw departures from the opera's board, including its chair. New Zealand Opera say they are "in the process of redefining… Audio

Verdi’s La Traviata survived a notoriously unsuccessful opening night to become one of the best-loved operas in the repertoire. Video

Our Metropolitan Opera Season for 2019 is hosted again by Mary Jo Heath with Ira Siff, and gets underway with an opera that is not often performed. Video

Gala Finale of the Lexus Song Quest 2018 where 5 young New Zealand opera singers compete for the prestigious awards. Audio, Gallery

Grammy Award-winning bass Jonathan Lemalu was introduced as the patron or Virtuoso Strings at a vibrant concert in Wellington’s Opera House. He believes the young string players of this orchestra are… Video

New Zealand soprano Madeleine Pierard is part of an organisation helping to change the opera scene for women and parents. Video, Audio

The unhappy plights of the melancholy hunchback Rigoletto, the ill-fated Gilda and the debonair but ruthless Duke of Mantua unfold in Verdi’s glorious melodies

Two major stars of bel canto, Albina Shagimuratova and Lawrence Brownlee, lead the cast of Bellini’s ravishing opera.

The tale of the ill-timed love between Onegin and the beautiful Tatiana, contains some of Tchaikovsky’s most lyrical and romantic music.