Opera

Performed by Natasha Wilson, Amitai Pati with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio

Performed by Natasha Wilson and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio

Performed by Oliver Sewell with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson at their concert "Tales of Passion and Betrayal", Auckland Town Hall, 9 October 2020. Audio

Berlioz's 'concert opera' is performed by four soloists, large chorus and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart

Two New Zealand-based Pasifika singers have secured places on the prestigious New York Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Audio

New Zealand Opera is looking for new voices to imagine what opera might be in the context of modern living in Aotearoa. Audio

Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as the melancholy hunchback Rigoletto in Verdi's dramatic opera, in this Met Encore performance from 2013.

Joyce DiDonato gives a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Donizetti’s bel canto drama, opposite Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. Video

Globally-acclaimed New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill had a whole year of work lined up around the world, and due to Covid-19 it is all on hold or cancelled, which means a complete loss of income. Audio

This opera was also largely inspired by Janáček's love for Kamila Stösslová and is dedicated to her.

Verdi's opera explores long-held secrets, treachery and the father-daughter relationship, in the majestic setting of Renaissance Genoa. Video

The grandest of all grand operas, presented at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Opera in Concert" for 2018. Video, 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

Mark Morris’s spirited take on the ancient Orpheus myth stars Jamie Barton as Orfeo, the grieving lover on a quest through the underworld. Video

Werther is a melancholy poet troubled by his love for a married woman and his general disaffection with the world. Video

Rossini’s effervescent take on the Cinderella story returns, with rising star mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught in the title role and tenor sensation Javier Camarena as her Prince Charming. Video

The two leading roles in this opera, the Dutchman and Senta, represent archetypes to which Wagner would return, in most of his later works: the 'otherworldly stranger' and the woman who sacrifices… Video

Join us online from 8pm for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and soloists performing Puccini's breakthrough opera Manon Lescaut.