Opera
Renee Fleming: Soprano
Superstar soprano Renée Fleming is in the country for a one-off concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Judd. She tells Eva about her voice and her perspective on the music… Audio
Tosca
Musical thriller or grand opera? Melodramatic masterpiece or shabby little shocker? Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at Puccini's 1900 setting of the story of the singer, the painter and the chief of… Audio
Simon Romanos: Great Sopranos
Simon looks at three of the finest operatic sopranos in history, all named Joan. Audio
Orla Boylan and Simon O'Neill: Tosca
Irish soprano Orla Boylan joins the New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill in NZ Opera's current production of Puccini's 'Tosca'. They take a break from rehearsals to tell Eva about the piece, its… Audio
Rhonda Browne: Mezzo soprano
New Zealand mezzo-soprano featuring at the Havelock North High School Arts Festival. Audio
Opera singer Simon O'Neill
Simon O'Neil was supposed to join us on the programme previously but we were told he was 'scheduled to die that day'. He's a New Zealand native, he's studied at the Juilliard Opera Center, he's a… Audio
Dame Joan Sutherland (1926-2010)
The extraordinary voice and career of the Australian soprano known as La Stupenda. Audio
American soprano Renee Fleming
American soprano Renee Fleming is a four-time Grammy award winner, known in the US as the "people's diva". She was the first opera singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and sang at… Audio
Jon Vickers (1926-2015)
A profile of the great Canadian heroic tenor in his prime Video, Audio
James Benjamin Rogers
NZ tenor James Benjamin Rodgers fronts up on the vagaries of life as freelance opera singer in New York; he's very busy with engagements in New Zealand. Audio
Baritones
Elric Hooper & Des Wilson look at 200 years of star status of the baritone voice. Audio
Bianca Andrew: Mezzo-soprano
New Zealand mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew is back from her studies at London's Guildhall. She tells Eva what she's got planned for this visit. Audio
Anne Sophie Duprels
We speak to Parisian soprano, the star of Madame Butterfly, Anne Sophie Duprels who is in Christchurch performing the emotionally taxing lead role of Cio-Cio San (Butterfly) Audio
José van Dam - Mastersinger at 75
The great baritone in conversation with Jon Tolansky. Part 2. (RNZ/WFMT) Audio
Appointment with Inspector Morse
Real ale and opera are the main consolations for Inspector Morse in ITV's multi-layered series. Morse fan Adrienne Simpson looks at the integrated use of music in the long running whodunnit. Audio
Jose van Dam - Mastersinger at 75
The great baritone in conversation with Jon Tolansky. Part 1 (RNZ/WFMT) Audio
Madison Nonoa: Christchurch Aria
The Dame Malvina Foundation Christchurch Aria is the first major vocal competition of the year. Eva speaks to the winner: soprano Madison Nonoa. Audio
Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly, set in Japan, had one of the most disastrous premieres in Italian operatic history, but the first version was certainly not the last. Michael Vinten looks into the… Audio
Francesco Pasqualetti: conductor
Italian conductor Francesco Pasqualetti is back in the country to lead NZ Opera's production of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly'. He tells Eva about his special connection to Puccini. Audio
Anna Leese and Kirsten Robertson: Tākiri Ensemble
The Tākiri Ensemble is New Zealand's latest vocal group, featuring the talents of soprano Anna Leese and pianist Kirsten Robertson. Audio
