Opera

A concert performance of Beethoven's only opera at BBC Proms 2017

The Piano is hosting a special concert to raise funds for several young Christchurch musicians who are studying  overseas: pianist  Bradley Wood, and tenor Oliver Sewell, Lyric soprano Anna Hoetjes … Audio

Sex and politics go hand in hand in Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart played fast and loose with censorship rules in in writing an opera about the right of the lord of the manor to have… Audio

Ferrando loves Dorabella and Guglielmo loves Fiordiligi – but their friend Don Alfonso is sceptical. He offers the young men a bet: given the opportunity, their loves will prove unfaithful in less… Video

Opera Otago is presenting the world premiere of John Drummond’s new opera War Hero, which tells the story of Otago farmer and World War 1 conscientious objector Archibald Baxter. NZ international… Audio

Sugar and spice, and all things nice… and naughty make up a variety spectacular coming to Wellington. The Menagerie Deluxe combines burlesque, circus acts, opera singers, jazz vocalists, drag queens… Audio

Singers from the New Zealand School of Music are finding their inner animal as they bring to life Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Director Jon Hunter is turning convention on its head with… Audio

Oedipe is destined to murder his father and marry his mother. His parents arrange for his murder but instead he is raised as a prince of Corinth. Discovering the prophecy, he flees Corinth – only… Video

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic . Audio

American composer John Adams’ work has been a heard a lot by local audiences thanks to his long friendship with NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart. Adams discusses the role de Waart played in… Audio

Aspiring Wellington opera singer soprano Imogen Thirlwall is off to study in Berlin after being awarded a language scholarship from the Goethe-Institut New Zealand. To raise funds she is bringing a… Audio

An opera in four acts, based on the play 'El Trovador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez Video

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic. Audio

Leading dramatic soprano Kathryn Harries has recently announced she is stepping down at the end of the year as director of the National Opera Studio in London after nearly a decade in the role… Audio

A young woman has to choose between a life of material luxury or true love. That’s the basis of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Auckland Philharmonia’s 2017 opera in concert. New Zealand opera singers Bianca… Audio

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic . Audio

Can you imagine the great operas performed with an antipodean twang? Teresa Desmarchelier helps performers from this side of the world refine their voice for the stage. She’s Australia’s leading lyric… Audio

Alan Platt traces the arc of Dame Janet Baker's career, with his heart on his sleeve as a devoted Baker-holic Audio

Conscious of the difference in age between herself and her young lover Octavian, the aristocratic Marschallin muses over the passing of time, growing old and the inconstancy of men Video