Nz Opera

An opera that explores a fictional encounter between author Janet Frame and a psychiatric nurse at Seacliff Hospital near Dunedin. Audio

Anna Leese and Kenneth Young talk with Tim Dodd about their collaboration on the opera 'The Strangest of Angels'. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia performs Verdi’s Requiem - epic in scale and a thrilling journey of intense human emotion; sorrow, desire, anger, fear; as dramatic as any opera. Audio

Gather the family for the story of Red.  She's a girl with red red hair and she's off to see her Granny who lives in the woods.  But she'll need reserves of cunning and strength to overcome the… Video, Audio

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

Chris Tse is part of the team working on a new contemporary opera called Silence Is, about silence as part of the upcoming LitCrawl festival in Wellington Audio

When a bunch of unruly British tourists caused havoc around the country back in 2019, the general director of the New Zealand Opera Thomas de Mallet Burgess was struck by a bolt of inspiration. It was… Audio

Sarah Castle and Paul Whelan have shared many early musical experiences, flatting together as students, singing in the National Youth Choir. Now they are both home from their respective international… Audio

General Director Thomas De Mallet Burges talks about how NZ Opera dealt with the effect of Covid 19. The company has kept busy and are now preparations are well underway for a multi media sit specific… Audio

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

NZ Opera stars Anna Leese, Pene Pati, James Ioelu, the NZ Opera Chorus, and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi present a Gala concert in the newly renamed Kiri Te… Audio

Opera by Gareth Farr and Renee Liang, The world première production by Auckland Arts Festival in association with New Zealand Opera at the Waterfront Theatre in Auckland, March 2017. Video, Audio

Getting children hooked on opera is the idea behind NZ Opera's touring school productions. Audio

Composer Gareth Farr and librettist Renee Liang provide Tim Dodd with background to their opera, premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival, March 2017. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Opera in Concert", recorded Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2018 Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Opera in Concert", recorded Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2018 Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Opera in Concert", recorded Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2018 Audio