Opera
GOUNOD: Final Act of Faust
Performed by Amelia Berry, Oliver Sewell and Paul Whelan with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
GOUNOD: Vous qui faites l'endormie, from Faust
Performed by Samson Setu with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
DVORAK: Song to the Moon, from Rusalka
Performed by Isabella Moore with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Yelensky's aria, from The Queen of Spades
Performed by Benson Wilson with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
DONIZETTI: Ardir! Ha forse il cielo, from L'elisir d'amore
Performed by Manase Latu and Samson Setu with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
DONIZETTI: Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor
Performed by Amelia Berry, Isabella Moore, Oliver Sewell, Manase Latu, Samson Setu, and Paul Whelan with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15… Audio
VERDI: Final Act of La Traviata
Performed by Amelia Berry, Claire Filer, Oliver Sewell, Benson Wilson, and Paul Whelan with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
VERDI: De' miei bollenti spiriti, from La Traviata
Performed by Manase Latu with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
MASSENET: Je suis encore tout étourdie, from Manon Lescaut
Performed by Moonyoung Jang with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
MOZART: Scene from Act 1 of Così fan tutte
Performed by Claire Filer, Imogen Thirlwall, Oliver Sewell, Benson Wilson, and Paul Whelan with Somi Kim (piano) at the Auckland Opera Studio's 2021 Gala Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 15 August 2021. Audio
NZ Opera's plans for 2022
NZ Opera's had a 'mare of a year. Covid 19 of course disrupted the planned productions. There were high-profile departures from its board, not to mention social media scorn poured on a planned opera… Audio
Opera stars return home
Some of our best home-grown talent are back in the country, albeit briefly. Baritone Benson Wilson and soprano Claire Filer join a star-studded cast for the upcoming Opera Gala Concert. Audio
Imogen Thirlwall
Imogen Thirlwall is a NZ soprano who’s been based in Germany for the last few years. She’s back in the country to sing the role of Barbarina in NZ Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. Audio
BEETHOVEN: O namenlose Freude, from Fidelio
Kirstin Sharpin (Leonore) and Simon O'Neill (Florestan) in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten, from Fidelio
Kirstin Sharpin (Leonore), Simon O'Neill (Florestan) and Paul Whelan (Rocco) in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Introduction to Act 2 and Gott, welch' Dunkel hier, from Fidelio
Simon O'Neill as Florestan in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: O welche Lust im freier Luft, from Fidelio
The Prisoners' Chorus from 'Fidelio', the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Komm Hoffnung, from Fidelio
Kirstin Sharpin as Leonore in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Ha!, welch ein Augenblick, from Fidelio
Phillip Rhodes as Don Pizarro in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben, from Fidelio
Paul Whelan as Rocco in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Audio